The legal system in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of
law, of many origins subordinate to the
Constitution of Sri Lanka
The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව, Śrī Laṃkā āndukrama vyavasthāva, ta, இலங்கை அரசிய ...
which is the highest law of the island. Its legal framework is a mixture of
legal systems of
Roman-Dutch law
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,
English law,
Kandian law
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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Ira ...
,
Thesavalamai and
Muslim law. This mixture is a result of the diverse history of the island as a result
criminal law is based on English law while much of the
common law
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is Roman-Dutch law, with certain aspects such as marriage, divorce, and inheritance associated with Kandian law, Thesavalamai and Muslim law based on the community and geography.
Sri Lankan legal system and its influence over society
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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka is the highest court for all criminal and civil cases in Sri Lanka. This is followed by the Court of Appeal, High Court, District Courts, Magistrates' Courts and Primary Court as part of the Sri Lankan judicial system.
Judicial system
Sri Lanka's judiciary consists of;
;Courts of law
* Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
* Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka
* High Court of Sri Lanka
* District Courts
* Magistrate's Courts
* Primary Courts
Legal practitioners
There were two types of practitioners; Advocates and Proctors based on English law, while since the implementation of the ''Justice Law No. 44 of 1973'', there are only one type of legal
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practitioners authorized to represent others in all court
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of law in the island and are also authorized to give advice regarding any matter of law, known as ''Attorneys at law''. Practitioners are divided between the official bar and unofficial bar.
See also
*Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling ...
* Politics of Sri Lanka
References
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