Supreme Court of Ceylon
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The Supreme Court of Ceylon was the highest appellate and constitutional court in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the period of British colonial and early post-independence rule.
Aliases (2)
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
→
former court → supreme court → |
| appealsFrom |
lower courts of Ceylon
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| appliesLaw |
British colonial law
→
laws of Ceylon → |
| authority |
judicial authority in Ceylon
→
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| country |
Ceylon
→
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| dissolvedIn |
20th century
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| establishedBy |
British colonial administration
→
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| function |
constitutional court of Ceylon
→
highest appellate court in Ceylon → |
| highestCourtOf |
Ceylon
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| historicalLocation |
present-day Sri Lanka
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| jurisdiction |
Ceylon
→
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| languageOfCourt |
English
→
Sinhala → Tamil → |
| legalSystem |
common law
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| locatedIn |
British Ceylon
→
Dominion of Ceylon → |
| location |
Colombo
→
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| partOf |
judiciary of Ceylon
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| replacedBy |
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
→
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| role |
final court of appeal in Ceylon
→
guardian of the constitution of Ceylon → |
| status |
defunct
→
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| successor |
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
→
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| typeOfCourt |
appellate court
→
constitutional court → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Supreme Court of Ceylon
("constitutional court of Ceylon")
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function |
|
Dominion of Ceylon
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judicialBody |
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Supreme Court of Ceylon
("Supreme Court of Sri Lanka")
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replacedBy |
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Supreme Court of Ceylon
("Supreme Court of Sri Lanka")
→
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successor |