Quite to the contrary, the law stays out of the way and gives the president tremendous leeway.

They argued that it was religiously impermissible for unrelated men and women to interact closely and accused Sharaa of seeking "vain public attention" and showing "indulgence" in matters contrary to strict religious teachings.

Again, many other jihadists reject the use of amulets, believing them to be contrary to the teachings of Islam.

They claim there is no way to accelerate emissions reductions at the ports without reducing the movement of cargo and diverting shipments to other less environmentally friendly ports, despite reams of evidence to the contrary.

Many have criticised this since then, with former civil servant Harsh Mander saying that it "opened the floodgates for this series of orders by courts that run contrary to the 1991 law".