But King Abdullah has been trying to tamp down extremist ideology, including religious decrees issued by unauthorized clerics.
The decrees issued by the president centralized the command of the military under five branches, officials said.
Justices from the Supreme Court have already approved in private all of the decrees issued by Mr. Chávez.
The sacrament of penance was extensively defined, extreme unction (later, the anointing of the sick) explained, and decrees issued on episcopal jurisdiction and clerical discipline.
Last week the country's Iftaa' Department, which is responsible for religious decrees, issued a fatwa for the first time, prohibiting the murder of women in the name of "honour".
The state has followed up with daily updates, a recording of the president's voice, pictures of the president dressed and working at a table and presidential decrees issued from the hospital.
New decrees issued in February set out tougher penalties for illegal mining.
The Tribunals enforce nizam (decrees) issued by the King.
The rural population increasingly was subject to decrees issued without their consent that restricted their rights of old and also their social and cultural freedom.
The UN rapporteur, Dato Param Cumaraswamy, especially noted that temporary decrees issued by the national authorities are still in force, even if they had expired or contradict the Constitution.
