Legal system in Sri lanka

in Steem Sri Lanka3 years ago

In my Business Low subject, I learn about the legal system in Sri Lanka. Today I bring, information under that topic briefly. Our mother land has mixed legal system, main reason for that is different ethics group live in Sri lanka, they are Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim. Main religion in Sri lanka are Buddhist, Christian, Islam and Hindu.

Our country invasion by Dutch, Portuguese and British time to time so their legal system also affects for our country in a substantial manner.

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Kandyan low, Theasawalamai low and Muslim low are the ethical low system in Sri lanka. Kandyan low in Kandyan province before the foreigner’s invasion. That low mainly affect for people who having lineage with Kandyan province during Kandyan monarchy. That low affect for marriage, divorce and interstate succession. People who have lineage with Kandyan province can select marriage under Kandyan act or general marriage act. If they select marriage under Kandyan low, all the matters related to marriage are governed by Kandyan low.

Theasawalamai low affect for Jaffna Tamil people who has lineage with Jaffna province. That low also called low of the land because it affects to people in the specific area.

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Muslim low used by Muslim ethic group. They can not use general marriage low in marriage. They have to follow Muslim low in marriage.

Portuguese invasion our mother land in 1505. They apply their lows and regulation to our legal system. Dutch and British also do that.

At present Sri Lanka has Roman Dutch low and English low. Among them Roman-Dutch low highly affect. Under that having tired court system. Consists of seven courts. Primary court, magistrate court, district court, high court, court of appeal and supreme court. Each court has different legal capacity. This tired system of court important to reduce marginal errors.

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A very important article. But I would like to make some comment on this. No matter how these laws are enforced in Sri Lanka, in my experience, I feel that the laws that apply to certain wrongdoings are not practical. Because I have experienced plenty of instances where small offenses are punished greatly, while large offenses are not punished at all.

its correct dear.

I also learn about these things in very briefly. We have a subject of Law in our second yr. When I reading this it remembered me.

ohh.. what is your degree.

my degree is related to IT. But it includes all the other stuffs. Maths, accounting, management, econ, law and also their is a subject having some bio science things. heee heee...

I also learned this subject in the second year. Learning about cases and decisions is a lot of fun. But they are a little hard to remember. 😅

totally correct.

Valuable explanation. Took my time to read the contents carefully. Kandyan, Theasawalamai, Muslim, and then Roman-Dutch and English low. No matter what law is in effect, that ethnic groups believe that they should have independent or separate legal format. Muslim law ( Shariah) still functions within certain groups.
Thank you for discussing the timely topic.

thank you for read my article dear.

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