Application of Islamic law by country article 170, section 5 of the constitution, the jurisdiction of Kadhis’ court is limited to matters relating to "personal status, marriage, divorce or inheritance in proceedings in which all the parties profess the Muslim religion and submit to the jurisdiction of the Kadhi’s courts". Qaddafi merged civil and sharia courts in 1973. Civil courts now employ sharia judges who sit in regular courts of appeal and specialise in sharia appellate cases. The personal status laws are derived from Islamic law. It has a civil law system influenced by customary law. In urban areas, positive law is common. In rural areas
Application of Islamic law by country a mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law. Article 7 of the constitution identifies sharia as source of law in matters of personal status and inheritance among members of communities to which it applies. Ghana is a secular state. Any other laws inconsistent with the national constitution are deemed null and void. No religious laws are applied in civil or criminal cases . It has a mixed legal system of civil law and customary law. It has a civil law system. Islamic law is applied by Kadhis' Courts where "all the parties profess the Muslim religion". Under