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This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Zimbabwe, based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Zimbabwe's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Commonwealth of Dominica, based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Dominica's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Latvia's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Mexico’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Mamlakat al Bahrayn), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Bahrain’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has legal status, and is the principal source of legislation.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under the Philippines' Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Yemen (Al Jumhuriyah al Yamaniyah), based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Yemen's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the primary source of legislation.  

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Ghana (Ghana), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Ghana's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea/North Korea (Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwaguk), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under North Korea's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Mali (Republique de Mali), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Mali's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Tajikistan (Jumhurii Tojikiston), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Tajikistan's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Zambia, based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Zambia's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Togo/Togolese Republic (Republique Togolaise), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Togo's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Mauritius, based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Mauritius' Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Tunisia (Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Tunisia's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Finland (Suomen tasavalta/Republiken Finland), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Finland's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (Jamhuryat Islami Pakistan), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Pakistan’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is a principal source of legislation.

This fatwa states that Islam shariatises medical treatment as it constitutes a part of disease prevention. Medical treatment may not contravene shari'a, while medicine used for the purposes of medical treatment must use holy and halal ingredients. The fatwa requests that the government ensure such halal medicine is readily available, and implores business operators to have regard for halal components in medicine and not to assume that using medicine implies the patient's condition is an emergency. It also requests that authorities not certify as halal medicine containing forbidden (haram) or unclean (najis) ingredients, and implores people to always use holy and halal medicine.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Germany's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Singapore, based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Singapore's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status.