Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
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The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and refine aspects of the country’s governance framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9197928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka Context triple: [1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka, amendedBy, Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka]
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A.
First Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The First Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is an early constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and clarify key provisions of the country’s new presidential system and governance framework.
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B.
13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a landmark constitutional reform enacted in 1987 that introduced provincial councils and devolved certain powers from the central government to the provinces as part of efforts to address ethnic conflict and promote regional autonomy.
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C.
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka is the country’s current supreme law that introduced a strong executive presidency and restructured the political system following the earlier republican constitution.
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D.
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.
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E.
Defence Ordinance of Ceylon
The Defence Ordinance of Ceylon was a key colonial-era legal framework that structured and regulated the organization, duties, and administration of Ceylon’s military forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka Target entity description: The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and refine aspects of the country’s governance framework.
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A.
First Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The First Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is an early constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and clarify key provisions of the country’s new presidential system and governance framework.
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B.
13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a landmark constitutional reform enacted in 1987 that introduced provincial councils and devolved certain powers from the central government to the provinces as part of efforts to address ethnic conflict and promote regional autonomy.
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C.
1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka is the country’s current supreme law that introduced a strong executive presidency and restructured the political system following the earlier republican constitution.
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D.
1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.
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E.
Defence Ordinance of Ceylon
The Defence Ordinance of Ceylon was a key colonial-era legal framework that structured and regulated the organization, duties, and administration of Ceylon’s military forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional amendment
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
executive branch of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
governance framework of Sri Lanka ⓘ legislative branch of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| enactedAfter | 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | First Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parliament of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAffected | semi-presidential system of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Sri Lankan law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Third Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modify aspects of the governance framework of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
to refine provisions of the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Sri Lankan constitutional law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lankan political history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka Description of subject: The Second Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional change enacted after the 1978 Constitution to modify and refine aspects of the country’s governance framework.
Referenced by (1)
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