Sri Lanka
2026
STATUSAbolitionist de facto
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES17
- 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
- MARCH 19, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA. ACCUSED IN MURDER CASE SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Galle High Court Judge Bandusena Rajapakse sentenced Appuwa
- JANUARY 26, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
an Indian and two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by a court in Saudi Arabia
an Indian and two Sri Lankans were sentenced to death by a court in Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 17, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER CONVICT
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court Judge Thilak Thabrew sentenced Liyana Pathiranage Wickramanayake...
- JANUARY 1, 2008Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...