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  2. Law of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The legal system in Sri Lanka comprises collections of codified and uncodified forms of law, of many origins subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island. Its legal framework is a mixture of legal systems of Roman-Dutch law , English law , Kandian law , Thesavalamai and Muslim law .

  3. Judiciary of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The Judiciary of Sri Lanka are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Sri Lanka. The Constitution of Sri Lanka defines courts as independent institutions within the traditional framework of checks and balances. They apply Sri Lankan Law which is an amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and ...

  4. Constitution of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Under the Soulbury Constitution, which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [1] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.

  5. High Court of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The High Court in Sri Lanka is the only court which exercises the jurisdiction of the court of first instance and the appellate jurisdiction with both civil and criminal jurisdiction. Article 111 of the Constitution and section 4 of the Judicature Act , No. 2 of 1978 as amended by Act, No. 16 -1989 describes that The High Court must consist of ...

  6. Supreme Court of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Article 118 of the Constitution - the Supreme Court is the highest and final superior court of record and is empowered to exercise original advisory and appellate judicial functions. It is also the final Court of Record and the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka. The Supreme Court has the following powers, subject to the provisions of the Constitution:

  7. Civil procedure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.

  8. Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

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    Under the Soulbury Constitution (which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act of 1947 and The Ceylon Orders in Council 1947), Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [4] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon, a Judicial Service Commission, and a Public Service Commission.

  9. Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka

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    Under the Soulbury Constitution which consisted of The Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947, Sri Lanka was then known as Ceylon. [12] The Soulbury Constitution provided a parliamentary form of Government for Ceylon and for a Judicial Service Commission and a Public Service Commission.