The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

​The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation. NYT > World NewsPolitics and Government, Shariah (Islamic Law), Kurds, Constitutions, Embargoes and Sanctions, Legislatures and Parliaments, al-Shara, Ahmed (Abu Mohammad al-Jolani) (1982- ), Assad, Bashar al-, Syria