Asian and Pacific Law: Sri Lanka

Acts in English from 6th Parliament, 2004- and Bills from 7th Parliament, 2014-

Includes numbered Acts 1956 - 2006; Court of Appeal decisions 1809-2010; High Court decisions 1874, then 1893-1980; Supreme Court decisions 1878-2012 and other links to primary and secondary legal materials. Via the Commonwealth Legal Information Institute.

Includes access to full text judgments from 2009.

Provides official statutes from 1956 - 2006, unofficial consolidated statutes up to 2006, provincial statutes, 'acts passed in' from 2007-2010, as well as the Sri Lanka Law Reports, the New Law Reports, and unreported judgments from the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Also provides information on international and regional trade agreements, conventions, and secondary sources on Sri Lankan law.

Acts relevant to the Ministry, available in English in full text.

From the International Labour Organization. Sri Lankan labour, social security and related human rights legislation index, providing abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information with some full text.

Includes key and related domestic Acts and regulations in the area of intellectual property.

Information regarding employment termination laws in Indonesia, from the International Labour Organization.

Domestic environmental law related laws and regulations. Ecolex is compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

From the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.

Links to relevant international and domestic legislation and case law, information concerning international and regional treaties adherence, links to resolutions and reports from the UN and regional organisations, and a link to the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. From the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Central Sri Lankan Government agency. Includes English language general environmental Acts as well as regulations in the areas of environment protection, air quality, noise, waste management, and environmental impact assessment.

Includes food and trade statistics, and facts and domestic legislation regarding pests and diseases, forestry, food security, natural resources, technical co-operation and water management.

Published by the University of Colombo. Full-text availability via HeinOnline from 1989 to 2011.

Published by the University of Sri Lanka. Library holds 1975 - 2004.

From the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

From the Asia Foundation, a not-for-profit NGO dedicated to improving lives across developing Asia. Includes publications dealing with law and governance issues.

Including links to Ministries and Departments and other government organisations, Provincial Councils, the constitution, and other information for residents and non-residents.

Use the dropdown menu to find a country. From the Dag Hammarskjold Library. Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States. Includes Resolutions granting membership, statements in the General Assembly, Security Council and Economic and Social Council, sponsored draft resolutions, and Periodic Reports on Human Rights Conventions.

From the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, this provides information on which human rights treaties Sri Lanka has ratified. Also provides links to the treaties.

From the United Nations Development Programme.

From the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Includes information about Sri Lanka's interaction with Charter and Treaty based UN bodies, as well as publications etc.

Bilateral and multilateral treaties involving Sri Lanka.

From the International Labour Organization, and including national labour laws, surveys, treaty ratifications and official comments on the country by the UN supervisory bodies.

Provides details of bilateral and multilateral agreements between the European Union and Sri Lanka.

Bilateral and multilateral agreements between Sri Lanka and Australia. Via AustLII.

Bilateral and multilateral environmental treaties involving Sri Lanka.

From the Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Project. Includes adherence information on treaties in the following subject areas: humanitarian law, human rights law, weapons, refugees, criminal law and terrorism. Also includes links to international court and tribunal decisions.