The legal system in Sri Lanka

As professional Quantity Surveyor, we should aware of the legal system in Sri Lanka because always the Quantity Surveyors are dealing with society and they work with the money which belongs to someone else. Sri Lanka is an example of a country that has different communities of people. This is due to many historical reasons such as invasions & immigration.

Consequently now and again individuals may foul up things. The things are concerning the wrong things that are impact or influence on the others. To secure impact in others by fouling up things we can follow morals. In any case, a large portion of individuals doesn't stress over this. Subsequently, this general set of laws in Sri Lanka does a significant move to control our self.

The general set of laws in Sri Lanka includes assortments of systematized and uncodified types of law, of numerous beginnings subordinate to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which is the highest law of the island. Its legitimate structure is a combination of general sets of laws of Roman-Dutch law, English law, Kandyan law, Thesavalamai law, and Muslim law.

Roman-Dutch law

Despite the fact that the Roman-Dutch law was presented by the Dutch, it was reached out by the British. Today Roman-Dutch law is known as the Common law of Residuary law of Sri Lanka.

Family law, The law of delict, The law of contract, Law of property, are some of the present applications in Roman-Dutch law. 

English law

English law has influenced our legal system significantly. Commercial Law, Law relating to Civil and Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, Administrative Law are some of the present applications in English law.

Kandyan law

Kandyan law is the consuetudinary law that starts from the Kingdom of Kandy, which is pertinent to Sri Lankans who are Buddhist and from the previous regions of the Kandyan Kingdom. Kandyan law was applied for Marriage, Divorce, Inhabitants of property.

Thesavalamai law

For Thesawalamai to apply to a person it must be established that he is a Tamil inhabitant of the Northern Province. Thesavalamai is the customary law of the Sri Lankan Tamil occupants Jaffna promontory, arranged by the Dutch during their pioneer rule in 1707. The Law in its present form applies to most Tamils in northern Sri Lanka. The law is personal in nature thus it is applicable mostly for property, inheritance, and marriage.

Muslim law

Muslim law is another customary law of Sri Lanka. It is applicable to Sri Lankans who are Muslims by virtue of birth and conversion to Islam. It is different from Islamic law and governs aspects of marriage, divorce custody, maintenance, and also the administration of mosques.

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