This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Swiss Confederation (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Switzerland's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status.