Courts of Requests of Ceylon
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The Courts of Requests of Ceylon were lower-level colonial civil courts in British-era Ceylon that primarily handled small claims and minor civil disputes.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil court
ⓘ
colonial court system ⓘ inferior court ⓘ |
| accessToJusticeRole |
providing inexpensive civil justice
ⓘ
providing local forums for small claims ⓘ |
| appealsTo | higher colonial civil courts in Ceylon ⓘ |
| caseType | civil cases only ⓘ |
| country | British Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtLevel | lower court ⓘ |
| courtType | civil court of small claims ⓘ |
| disputeCategory |
contractual disputes
ⓘ
debt recovery ⓘ property-related minor claims ⓘ |
| function |
adjudicating minor civil disputes
ⓘ
hearing small civil claims ⓘ |
| geographicScope | various districts of Ceylon ⓘ |
| handledAppeals | no ⓘ |
| handledCriminalMatters | no ⓘ |
| hierarchicalRelation | subordinate to higher colonial courts in Ceylon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial legal system ⓘ |
| legalTradition | common law influenced ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial judicial system of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| sovereignAtTime | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | lower civil courts of independent Sri Lanka ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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