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
- OCTOBER 29, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
the Kegalle Provincial High Court, in Sri Lanka
the Kegalle Provincial High Court, in Sri Lanka
OCTOBER 22, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH SENTENCE AFFIRMED IN ROYAL PARK MURDER
In Sri Lanka, the appeal against the conviction of death sentence on Shramantha Jayamaha
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: HUSBAND SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Sri Lanka, a man was sentenced to death by the Panadura Magistrate for murdering his
JULY 28, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PRESIDENT TO PARDON ELDERLY CONDEMNED PRISONERS
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the Minister of Prisons Rehabilitation
- JUNE 5, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
the Mawanella PS Chairman K.G Piyathissa was sentenced to death
the Mawanella PS Chairman K.G Piyathissa was sentenced to death
APRIL 25, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: CALL TO RESOLVE FATE OF 461 SRI LANKA DEATH ROW INMATES
New Sri Lankan prisons chief C Pallegama said he wants to resolve the status of 461 death
- APRIL 4, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MAN OWNED 2.4 G HEROIN SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Court in Sri Lanka issued death sentence against suspect owned 2.4 g heroin with
MARCH 14, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER 1999 MURDER
in Sri Lanka, the Monaragala High Court sentenced to death 5 people over a shooting incident
FEBRUARY 27, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: FIVE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five men who stood indicted on charges of having murdered a 65-year-old resident of Walakumburegama
- FEBRUARY 13, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge P. Swarnaraj
in Sri Lanka, Kalmunai High Court Judge P. Swarnaraj
- JANUARY 24, 2013Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 18, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The mother of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder has rejected offers of cash from
The mother of a Sri Lankan maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder has rejected offers of cash from