Sri Lankan Constitution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sri_Lankan_Constitution
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy 1978-09-07
gptkbp:amendmentProcess Requires two-thirds majority in Parliament and, in some cases, a national referendum
gptkbp:author gptkb:J._R._Jayewardene
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Directive_Principles_of_State_Policy
gptkb:Fundamental_Rights_Chapter
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1978-09-07
gptkbp:establishedOffice gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:President_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Lankan Constitution
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Sinhala
English
gptkbp:numberOfAmendments 21
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Democratic_Socialist_Republic_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1972_Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Soulbury_Constitution
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:1978_Constitution
gptkbp:type Unitary semi-presidential constitutional republic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Provincial_Councils
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6