Under the military council's decree, Egypt's new constitution must be drawn up within three months.

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Shortly after the signing ceremony on Monday, he issued a religious decree stating his continuing reservations about the constitution.

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Morsy signed a decree shortly after, putting into effect his country's newly approved constitution.

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The lawyer said Milosevic was surprised by the decree and said he believed it was not in accordance with Yugoslavia's constitution.

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Morsy issued a sweeping presidential decree in November, which prevented any court from overturning his decisions until a new, post-Mubarak constitution was passed.

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