Charter of Justice 1801
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The Charter of Justice 1801 was a British colonial legal instrument that established and organized the formal court system and administration of justice in early 19th-century Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charter of Justice 1801 canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legal instrument
ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ royal charter ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Ceylon
NERFINISHED
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Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1801 in law
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British colonial law ⓘ Legal history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 1801 ⓘ |
| definedRole |
appointment and powers of judges in Ceylon
ⓘ
powers and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Ceylon ⓘ procedures for civil and criminal justice in Ceylon ⓘ |
| establishedInstitution |
Supreme Court of Judicature of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
courts of record in Ceylon ⓘ inferior courts in Ceylon ⓘ |
| followedBy | Charter of Justice 1833 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
formalized British legal procedures in Ceylon
ⓘ
introduced a centralized judiciary in Ceylon ⓘ laid foundations for the modern court system of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British imperial legal policy
ⓘ
English common law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
colonial administration
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ judicial organization ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal charter under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a formal court system in Ceylon
ⓘ
to organize the administration of justice in Ceylon ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | ad hoc military and administrative courts in Ceylon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
legal history of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
studies on colonial judiciary in Ceylon ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later Charters of Justice for Ceylon ⓘ |
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