| dc.contributor.author | Legal Team | |
| dc.contributor.author | Media Team | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-14T14:57:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-14T14:57:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/7283 | |
| dc.description | 51p. This study was compiled by Eana Ibrahim, with overall research and editorial supervision provided by Nishana
Weerasooriya and Professor Sharya Scharenguivel. The section on Muslim law was written by Eana Ibrahim
and Rehan Perera of the Legal Research Team. The section on Tesawalamai law was written by Rochelle
Moses and Shannon Talayaratne of the Legal Research Team. The section on Kandyan law was written by
Mahoshadi Peiris of the Media Research Team at Verité Research. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Sri Lanka has specific personal laws applicable to distinct ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan law, Muslim law and Tesawlamai law. Critics, both domestically and internationally, have raised concerns about discriminatory provisions in Sri Lanka’s personal laws that contradict constitutional and human rights standards. This working paper aims to assess the disparities between Sri Lanka’s personal laws and international standards, particularly focusing on gender discrimination and impacts on women and children’s rights. Recommendations for reforms aligning with international standards will be proposed, advocating for the evolution of personal laws while retaining Sri Lanka’s pluri-legal aspects. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Colombo: Verité Research | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working paper;December 2023 | |
| dc.subject | Personal laws - Property rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | General law - Property rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tesawalamai law - Property rights | en_US |
| dc.subject | Muslim law - Marriage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kandyan law - Marriage | en_US |
| dc.subject | General law - Marriage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Personal laws - Marriage | en_US |
| dc.title | Personal Laws: An Analysis on Legal Gaps and Context | en_US |
| dc.type | Working Paper | en_US |
