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
- NOVEMBER 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CHILD KILLER’S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE REJECTED
in Sri Lanka, Balapitiya High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne dismissed the appeal of Thomme Hakuru Wimaladasa alias ‘Sakara’ against his death sentence.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA FOR KILLING WIFE
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge Chandramathi Visvalingan sentenced Mohamed Ismail Nizardeen of Akkaraipattu to death in absentia.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS 1 INDIAN, 2 LANKANS FOR MURDER
Two Sri Lankans, one of them a woman, and an Indian were beheaded by the sword in the Red Sea city of Jeddah for theft and murder, the Saudi interior ministry said.
- OCTOBER 12, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, North Central Provincial High Court Judge Meneka Wijesundera sentenced a millionaire and his three accomplices to death for murder. Premaratne Galappatti, PH Sugathapala, W Thilakasiri, and Senaratne Edward allegedly got drunk
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: CRM WANTS DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED
the Civil Rights Movement of Sri Lanka reiterated its appeal for the abolition of the death penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: NO DECISION TO IMPOSE DEATH PENALTY
Sri Lankan Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms V. Puthrasigamoney said the government still had decided to impose capital punishment.
AUGUST 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
the Colombo High Court in Sri Lanka imposed the death sentence on the accused in the Dhammika
- AUGUST 25, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA ACCUSED OF WAR CRIMES AFTER 'TAMIL EXECUTION' VIDEOS EMERGE
Sri Lanka was accused of war crimes after video footage apparently showed government soldiers from the Sinhalese majority executing nine naked Tamils by shooting them in the back of the head.
- AUGUST 3, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABSENTIA
in Sri Lanka, the Trincomalee High Court Judge sentenced U.P.G.Chandrasena to death for killing a person and causing serious injuries to four others with a hand grenade on June 21, 1999.
- JULY 30, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE ON HIKKADUWAUC CHAIRMAN
Vinnie Kariyawasam, Chairman of the Hikkaduwa Urban Council, and his accomplice Thirimadura Harischandra De Silva were sentenced to death in Sri Lanka.
- JULY 26, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA MULLS REINTRODUCING DEATH PENALTY
the new Sri Lankan Justice and Law Reforms Minister Milinda Moragoda is slated to discuss the possibility of implementing the death penalty with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
- JULY 24, 2009Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: ALL ACQUITTED
the Sri Lankan Supreme Court set aside the death sentences of five army personnel in the Udathalawinna murder case.