Constitutional Council

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The Constitutional Council is a high-level independent body in Sri Lanka responsible for overseeing key public appointments and safeguarding the separation of powers and good governance.

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Label Occurrences
Constitutional Council canonical 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent constitutional body
public body
aim enhancing public trust in state institutions
preventing politicization of key appointments
strengthening rule of law
appliesToJurisdiction Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
ensures accountability in the appointment process
transparency in key public appointments
governs appointments to certain high public offices in Sri Lanka
hasCharacteristic high-level body
independent
non-judicial
hasFunction ensuring merit-based appointments
protecting institutional independence
screening candidates for high public office
supporting checks and balances
hasScope national
isPartOf system of separation of powers in Sri Lanka
jurisdiction Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
Sinhala
Tamil NERFINISHED
legalBasis Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
locatedIn Colombo NERFINISHED
mandate to act independently of partisan political control
to uphold constitutional principles in appointments
oversees appointments to independent commissions in Sri Lanka
partOf constitutional framework of Sri Lanka
relatedTo good governance reforms in Sri Lanka
separation of powers in Sri Lanka
role approving nominations to independent commissions
ensuring independence of key state institutions
overseeing key public appointments
promoting good governance
recommending appointments to high public offices
safeguarding separation of powers
sector governance
public administration
supervises appointment process for certain top executive offices
appointment process for certain top judicial offices
appointment process for members of independent commissions

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1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka establishesOffice Constitutional Council