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
- MAY 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR REVENGE KILLING
Jayamaha Mohottige Anura was sentenced to death by Puttalam High Court judge Arafath Thaseem in Sri Lanka for murder.
- MAY 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DOUBLE MURDER
in Sri Lanka, Mavin Kulasuriya...
- APRIL 11, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MURDER ACCUSED GETS DEATH SENTENCE
in Sri Lanka, Panadura Provincial High Court Judge Amal Thilakaratne sentenced Hewafonsekage Saranath Asiri Fonseka of Moratuwa to death in absentia for robbing Rs 3.5 Million from a jewellery shop in Moratuwa and murdering employee K A Gunawardena on Aug
MARCH 30, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE ARMY MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Sri Lanka, Colombo High Court judge Jayatilake sentenced three soldiers to death for the
- MARCH 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MOTHER OF 3 SENTENCED TO DEATH
Munasinghe Arachchige Chamali Perera from Mattakuliya was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court Judge P. Padman Surasenain in Sri Lanka for possessing 23.2 grams of heroin on December 19, 2004.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 250 DEATH-ROW PRISONERS HAVE EYE AILMENTS
a clinical survey revealed 250 death row prisoners in Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka suffer from eye ailments.
- JANUARY 27, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER ACCUSED
in Sri Lanka, Matara High Court Judge Sisira Kumara Ratnayake sentenced Hekarella Gamachchige Kumarasiri, alias Ruppekumara, to death for murdering Jayalath Gunasekarage Piyasiri of Alakoladeniya with a knife on January 1, 2008.
- JANUARY 1, 2011Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...
Capital crimes are: murder, causing an innocent person...