Application of Islamic law by country in case legislation is silent or unclear. Sharia courts handle personal status laws. A personal status law was codified in 2009 to regulate personal status matters. It applies only to Sunni Muslims; there is no codified personal status law for Shiites. In a Shari’a court a Muslim woman's testimony is worth half of that of a Muslim man. Marriage, divorce, alimony and property inheritance are regulated by Sharia for Muslims. The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 (XXVI of 1937) applies to Muslims in all matters relating to Family Affairs. Islamic family law is applied through the regular court
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