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The Constitution of Sri Lanka defines courts as independent institutions within the traditional framework of checks and balances. They apply Sri Lankan Law which is an amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law; and are established under the Judicature Act No 02 of 1978 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1]
The Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms [2] [a] is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the implementation of policies, plans and programmes for the administration of the country's justice system, and thereby administers its courts and prisons.
The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island. Its legal framework is a mixture of legal systems of Roman-Dutch law , English law , Kandian law , Thesavalamai and Muslim law .
The High Court in Sri Lanka is the only court which exercises the jurisdiction of the court of first instance and the appellate jurisdiction with both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Article 111 of the Constitution and section 4 of the Judicature Act , No. 2 of 1978 as amended by Act, No. 16 -1989 describes that The High Court must consist of ...
Under the Soulbury Constitution (which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act of 1947 and The Ceylon Orders in Council 1947), Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [4] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon, a Judicial Service Commission, and a Public Service Commission.
Act Certified Text 1/2010: Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industry (Incorporation) (Amendment) Act 2010: 13 January: 2/2010: Wariyapola Rajamaha Vihara Development Foundation (Incorporation) Act 2010: 21 January: 3/2010: Hampton Village Sri Lanka Trust (Incorporation) Act 2010: 9 February: 4/2010: Siriniwes Prajamithra Sahayogitha Kendraya ...
Under the Soulbury Constitution which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [12] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.
The concept of a tribunal empowered to inquire and sentence, by passing the normal judicial process that would otherwise take many stages and years was envisioned by Victor Tennekoon, the Attorney General. The government quickly passed the Criminal Justice Commissions Act in parliament and the first Criminal Justice Commission was established ...