19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
E792145
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a landmark 2015 reform that significantly curtailed presidential powers, strengthened the independence of key institutions, and reintroduced term limits for the presidency.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional amendment
ⓘ
legal document ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| aim |
curtail presidential powers
ⓘ
reintroduce presidential term limits ⓘ strengthen independence of key state institutions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
President Maithripala Sirisena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | landmark constitutional reform in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| context | good governance reform agenda of 2015 ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| curtailed |
president’s power over key appointments
ⓘ
president’s power to dissolve Parliament ⓘ |
| governs |
appointment process for key independent commissions
ⓘ
structure and powers of the executive branch in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| introduced |
Constitutional Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right to information as a constitutional right ⓘ |
| language |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with later modifications ⓘ |
| limited | president’s ability to hold ministerial portfolios ⓘ |
| limitedPresidentialTermLength | five years ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | government of President Maithripala Sirisena ⓘ |
| providedFor | independent commissions for elections, police, public service, and human rights ⓘ |
| reduced | powers of the executive president ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| reintroduced | presidential term limits removed by the 18th Amendment ⓘ |
| required | presidential appointments to be approved by Constitutional Council ⓘ |
| restoredPresidentialTermLimit | two terms ⓘ |
| reversedChangeOf | 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strengthened |
independence of bribery and corruption commission
ⓘ
independence of election commission ⓘ independence of human rights commission ⓘ independence of judiciary ⓘ independence of police ⓘ independence of public service ⓘ parliamentary oversight over executive ⓘ |
| subject |
checks and balances
ⓘ
executive presidency ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | constitutional reform limiting executive authority ⓘ |
| year | 2015 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.