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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 .
It is one of three customary laws which are still in use in Sri Lanka. The other two customary laws are the Thesavalamai and the Muslim law. At present, Kandyan law governs aspects of marriage, adoption, transfer of property, and inheritance, as codified in 1938 in the Kandyan Law Declaration and Amendment Ordinance. [1]
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம், romanized: Ilaṇkai Aracāṅkam) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.
Pages in category "Law of Sri Lanka" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Law of Sri Lanka; A.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka was created on 18 April 1801 with the "Royal Charter of Justice of 1801 of King George the 3rd establishing the Supreme Courts of the Island of Ceylon" by the British, who controlled most of the island at the time, excluding the inland territory of Kandy.
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. [1] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.
At present there are 54 judicial districts in Sri Lanka. [2] It has unlimited original jurisdiction of; Civil and commercial disputes; Income and insolvency testamentary cases; Family and marital disputes, including divorce and nullity of marriage Guardianship of persons of unsound mind and their property; Testamentary cases of person deceased
Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka.In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution, provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.