▁institutions ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁state ' s ▁authorities . ▁They ▁also ▁protect ▁the ▁country ' s ▁civil ▁rights , ▁although ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁rights ▁were ▁earlier ▁protected ▁at ▁common ▁law ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Israel . ▁The ▁Basic ▁Law : ▁Human ▁D ign ity ▁and ▁Liber ty ▁enjo ys ▁super - legal ▁status , ▁giving ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁dis qual ify ▁any ▁law ▁contradict ing ▁it , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁protection ▁from ▁Emer gency ▁Reg ulations . ▁ ▁The ▁Basic ▁La ws ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁draft ▁chap ters ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁Isra eli ▁constitution , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁post pon ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 0 ; ▁they ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁de ▁fact o ▁constitution ▁until ▁their ▁future ▁incorpor ation ▁into ▁a ▁formal , ▁unit ary , ▁written ▁constitution . ▁Israel ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 6 ▁countries ▁( Can ada , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁San ▁Mar ino , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁the ▁UK ) ▁that ▁functions ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁un cod ified ▁constitution ▁consisting ▁of ▁both ▁material ▁constitution al ▁law ▁( based ▁upon ▁cases ▁and ▁preced ents ), ▁common ▁law , ▁and ▁the ▁prov isions ▁of ▁these ▁formal ▁stat utes . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁has ▁an ▁un written ▁constitution . ▁Instead ▁of ▁a ▁formal ▁written ▁constitution , ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Har ari ▁Dec ision ▁() ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Const