Sri Lankan Constitution

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sri_Lankan_Constitution

GPTKB entity

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
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	8
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sri Lankan Constitution