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Section 20 of חוק־יסוד: השפיטה, הלכה פסוקה.
This section is in פרק ג׳: בתי המשפט
20. הלכה פסוקה
(א)הלכה שנפסקה בבית משפט תנחה בית משפט של דרגה נמוכה ממנו.
(ב)הלכה שנפסקה בבית המשפט העליון מחייבת כל בית משפט, זולת בית המשפט העליון.
The text on this page is adapted from the entry חוק־יסוד: השפיטה in the Open Law Book of Hebrew Wikisource, read on 1 November 2026, and is shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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