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Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1978, as amended to 2023
Affirmative Action (Broadly)
- English
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(4) Nothing in this Article shall prevent special provision being made, by law, subordinate legislation or executive action, for the advancement of women, children or disabled persons. (Art. 12) - Sinhala
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(4) කාන්තාවන්ගේ, ළමයින්ගේ හෝ අබල තැනැත්තන්ගේ ප්රගතිය සඳහා නීතියෙන් හෝ අනු නීතිවලින් හෝ විධායක ක්රියා මාර්ගයෙන් හෝ විශේෂ විධිවිධාන සැලැස්වීම මේ ව්යවස්ථාවෙන් කිසිසේත් අවහිර නොවන්නේ ය. (12 වැනි වගන්තිය)
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Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1978, as amended to 2023 (English). According to Art. 18(1): “The Official Language of Sri Lanka shall be Sinhala.”
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3- Article 126 relates to “fundamental rights jurisdiction and it exercise”.
4- Chapter III on Fundamental Rights.
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Article 126 relates to “fundamental rights jurisdiction and it exercise.”
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Under the Schedule of Art. 41B (as amended by the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution (2015)), mention was also made of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka.
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Chapter III on Fundamental Rights.