Muslim courts in Ceylon
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Muslim courts in Ceylon were specialized judicial bodies that applied Islamic law to personal and family matters among the island’s Muslim community during the period of Ceylon’s separate legal system.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic court
ⓘ
religious court system ⓘ |
| aim | to resolve disputes according to Islamic principles ⓘ |
| appliedLaw |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Muslim personal law ⓘ |
| basedOnReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Kandyan courts in Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thesavalamai courts in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ civil courts in Ceylon ⓘ criminal courts in Ceylon ⓘ |
| function |
adjudication of Muslim personal law disputes
ⓘ
protection of religious legal autonomy for Muslims ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial period in Ceylon
ⓘ
pre-independence Ceylon ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
divorce
ⓘ
family matters ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ personal status matters ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
family law
ⓘ
personal law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext |
plural legal system of Ceylon
ⓘ
separate legal system of Ceylon ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Sharia-based adjudication ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | colonial authorities of Ceylon ⓘ |
| servedCommunity | Muslim community in Ceylon ⓘ |
| status | specialized courts within Ceylon’s judicial structure ⓘ |
| userGroup | Muslim residents of Ceylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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