Sri Lanka
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 16, 1978, amended in December 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- a combination of common law, Roman-Germanic law, Kandyan systems, and Jaffna Tamil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and Court of Appeal (judges appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
69.1% Buddhists, 7.6% Muslims, 15% Hindus, 8% Christians, 10% unspecified
From the country
- JANUARY 11, 2002Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face...
Canada's Supreme Court ruled that refugees who face torture in their homelands "generally" cannot be deported there, unless the evidence shows that their continued presence in Canada poses a serious security risk to the country
- JANUARY 1, 2002Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading
- APRIL 3, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Mohamed Hussain Assar Mohamad and Mohamad Saly Mohamad...
Mohamed Hussain Assar Mohamad and Mohamad Saly Mohamad Faumi, two smugglers who were found guilty of the possession of 223
- JANUARY 16, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at...
A Sri Lankan expatriate, Vina Sishabi, was hanged at the central prison of Kuwait city
- JANUARY 9, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder...
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder of a fellow Sri Lankan while he was sleeping
- JANUARY 1, 2001Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness, offenses against the State, economic offenses, drug offenses and arms trading
- DECEMBER 21, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International accused the Sri Lankan navy of...
Amnesty International accused the Sri Lankan navy of extrajudicial killings of civilians in the country's east
- DECEMBER 18, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
The Presidency of the European Union called upon the...
The Presidency of the European Union called upon the Sri Lankan Government to identify and bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations in the country
- DECEMBER 7, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
The decision triggered a heated debate among human...
The decision triggered a heated debate among human rights activists and the media
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to...
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to reintroduce the death penalty due to the escalating crime rates in the country
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to...
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to reintroduce the death penalty due to the escalating crime rates in the country
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to...
Sri Lanka's ruling People's Alliance (PA) decided to reintroduce the death penalty due to the escalating crime rates in the country