Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1978, as amended to 2020
Obligations of Private Parties
  • English
    The exercise and enjoyment of rights and freedoms is inseparable from the performance of duties and obligations and accordingly it is the duty of every person in Sri Lanka –

    (e) to respect the rights and freedoms of others; … (Art. 28)
  • Sinhala
    අයිතිවාසිකම් සහ නන් වැදෑරුම් නිදහස ක්‍රියාත්මකවීමත්, භුක්ති විඳීමත් යුතුකම් හා බැඳීම් ඉටු කිරීමෙන් වෙන්ව පැවතිය නොහැක්කේ ය. එහෙයින් –

    (ඉ) සෙසු අයගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් සහ නන් වැදෑරුම් නිදහස ගරු කිරීම ද, … (28 වැනි වගන්තිය)
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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