Disambiguation evidence for 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka via surface form
"1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka"
As subject (44)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| abolished | Dominion status of Ceylon ⓘ |
| abolished | Status of Ceylon as a dominion of the British Crown ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
unicameral Parliament of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Constituent Assembly of Sri Lanka
|
| alsoKnownAs |
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of Sri Lanka 1972
|
| alsoKnownAs |
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
First Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka
|
| cameIntoForce | 22 May 1972 ⓘ |
| constitutionalModelInfluence |
Westminster system
ⓘ
surface form:
British Westminster system
|
| constitutionalModelInfluence | Republican constitutions of other Commonwealth countries ⓘ |
| constitutionalTradition | Written constitution ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| created |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| definedCitizenshipOf |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| draftedBy | Constitutional Affairs Minister Colvin R. de Silva ⓘ |
| draftedUnderGovernmentOf |
Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
|
| effectiveFrom | 22 May 1972 ⓘ |
| establishedOffice |
President of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| formOfGovernment | Republic ⓘ |
| governingPeriod | 1972–1978 ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Prime Minister of Ceylon
ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
|
| headOfState | President of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation | Reflected socialist and nationalist policies of the ruling coalition ⓘ |
| instanceOf | Constitution ⓘ |
| instanceOf | Supreme law ⓘ |
| judiciaryChange | Reduced powers of judicial review ⓘ |
| judiciaryChange | Subordinated judiciary to the National State Assembly ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | Recognised Sinhala as the official language ⓘ |
| legalContinuity | Replaced dominion constitution with republican constitution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Unitary state ⓘ |
| legislature | National State Assembly ⓘ |
| officialNameOfCountry |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Sri Lanka
|
| politicalPartyInPowerDuringAdoption | Sri Lanka Freedom Party ⓘ |
| previousNameOfCountry |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religionPolicy | Gave Buddhism the foremost place ⓘ |
| removed | Remaining formal powers of the British monarch over Ceylon ⓘ |
| repealedBy | 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| repealedOn | 7 September 1978 ⓘ |
| replaced |
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Ceylon
|
| replaced | Soulbury Constitution ⓘ |
| rightsProvision | Contained a chapter on fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ |
| sovereignty | Vested in the people ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sri Lankan constitutional history ⓘ |
| supremacyClause | Declared the National State Assembly supreme ⓘ |
| typeOfState | Unitary state ⓘ |