Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review

Improvement of the performance of the judiciary is an important part of a growth agenda for Sri Lanka as it moves to middle income country status. The present government has set ambitious targets to double gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS ARBITERS ARBITRATION ARBITRATION ACT ARBITRATION AWARDS ARBITRATION CLAUSES ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS ARBITRATIONS ATTORNEYS AWARD BREACH OF CONTRACT BRIBERY CASE MANAGEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES CIVIL COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE CLAIM CODE OF ETHICS COMMERCIAL COURTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTES COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL MEDIATION COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCILIATION CORRUPTION COUNSEL COURT COURT ADMINISTRATION COURT BUILDINGS COURT DECISIONS COURT JUDGMENTS COURT OPERATIONS COURT PERFORMANCE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RULES COURT SESSIONS COURTHOUSES COURTS CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS EXAMINATION CROSS EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES CUSTODY CUSTOMS DETAINEES DISMISSAL DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTES DISTRICT COURTS DIVORCE ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS EQUALITY EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES FEMALE FINAL AWARD FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INJUNCTIONS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERIM MEASURES OF PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OFFICERS JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL TRAINING JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JUSTICE JUSTICES LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL CHANGES LEGAL PROFESSION LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGANTS LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEDIATION BOARDS MEDIATION CENTER MISBEHAVIOR PENAL CODE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS PRISONERS PROCEDURAL MATTERS PROPERTY RIGHTS RESIDENCES RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES SALE OF PROPERTY SANCTION TRIALS TRIBUNALS VICTIMS WILL WITNESS WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
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spelling	okr-10986-160512021-04-23T14:03:23Z Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review World Bank ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS ARBITERS ARBITRATION ARBITRATION ACT ARBITRATION AWARDS ARBITRATION CLAUSES ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS ARBITRATIONS ATTORNEYS AWARD BREACH OF CONTRACT BRIBERY CASE MANAGEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES CIVIL COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE CLAIM CODE OF ETHICS COMMERCIAL COURTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTES COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL MEDIATION COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCILIATION CORRUPTION COUNSEL COURT COURT ADMINISTRATION COURT BUILDINGS COURT DECISIONS COURT JUDGMENTS COURT OPERATIONS COURT PERFORMANCE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RULES COURT SESSIONS COURTHOUSES COURTS CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS EXAMINATION CROSS EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES CUSTODY CUSTOMS DETAINEES DISMISSAL DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTES DISTRICT COURTS DIVORCE ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS EQUALITY EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES FEMALE FINAL AWARD FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INJUNCTIONS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERIM MEASURES OF PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OFFICERS JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL TRAINING JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JUSTICE JUSTICES LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL CHANGES LEGAL PROFESSION LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGANTS LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEDIATION BOARDS MEDIATION CENTER MISBEHAVIOR PENAL CODE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS PRISONERS PROCEDURAL MATTERS PROPERTY RIGHTS RESIDENCES RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES SALE OF PROPERTY SANCTION TRIALS TRIBUNALS VICTIMS WILL WITNESS WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS Improvement of the performance of the judiciary is an important part of a growth agenda for Sri Lanka as it moves to middle income country status. The present government has set ambitious targets to double gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by 2016 and has cited the need for a more efficient judicial sector as a means of reducing poverty. This is consistent with the broad historical evidence that a well-functioning judicial sector is the most effective long-term instrument for securing property rights and enforcing contracts, which in turn are critical factors for investment and commerce, and hence poverty reduction and economic growth. Sri Lanka ranks 133rd in the 2013 doing business's sub-index on enforcement of contracts, a level that is comparable to other South Asian countries but lower than other middle income comparators such as Thailand (ranked 23rd) and Malaysia (ranked 33rd). Identifying the contributing factors to inefficiency in Sri Lanka's courts in hearing commercial cases is the main purpose of this review. The findings in the report are based on available statistics on court performance and interviews with key stakeholders in the justice sector. The report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction, chapter two gives organization and management of the courts, chapter three gives data on case handling in courts, chapter four deals with private sector approaches to dispute resolution, chapter five focuses on legal and procedural issues in commercial cases, chapter six gives past reform efforts, and chapter seven gives conclusions and recommendations. 2013-10-02T22:24:00Z 2013-10-02T22:24:00Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18023414/sri-lanka-justice-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16051 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Economic & Sector Work South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic	ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADJUDICATION ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS ARBITERS ARBITRATION ARBITRATION ACT ARBITRATION AWARDS ARBITRATION CLAUSES ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS ARBITRATIONS ATTORNEYS AWARD BREACH OF CONTRACT BRIBERY CASE MANAGEMENT CASE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES CIVIL COURTS CIVIL PROCEDURE CLAIM CODE OF ETHICS COMMERCIAL COURTS COMMERCIAL DISPUTES COMMERCIAL LAW COMMERCIAL MEDIATION COMMUNITY MEDIATION CONCILIATION CORRUPTION COUNSEL COURT COURT ADMINISTRATION COURT BUILDINGS COURT DECISIONS COURT JUDGMENTS COURT OPERATIONS COURT PERFORMANCE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURT RULES COURT SESSIONS COURTHOUSES COURTS CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS EXAMINATION CROSS EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES CUSTODY CUSTOMS DETAINEES DISMISSAL DISPUTE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTES DISTRICT COURTS DIVORCE ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS EQUALITY EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES FEMALE FINAL AWARD FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INJUNCTIONS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERIM MEASURES OF PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION JUDGE JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL OFFICERS JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL PROCESS JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SECTOR JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL TRAINING JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JUSTICE JUSTICES LAWS LAWYERS LEGAL AID LEGAL CHANGES LEGAL PROFESSION LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL REPRESENTATION LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LITIGANTS LITIGATION MAGISTRATES MEDIATION MEDIATION BOARDS MEDIATION CENTER MISBEHAVIOR PENAL CODE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS PRISONERS PROCEDURAL MATTERS PROPERTY RIGHTS RESIDENCES RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES SALE OF PROPERTY SANCTION TRIALS TRIBUNALS VICTIMS WILL WITNESS WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
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description	Improvement of the performance of the judiciary is an important part of a growth agenda for Sri Lanka as it moves to middle income country status. The present government has set ambitious targets to double gross domestic product (GDP) per capita by 2016 and has cited the need for a more efficient judicial sector as a means of reducing poverty. This is consistent with the broad historical evidence that a well-functioning judicial sector is the most effective long-term instrument for securing property rights and enforcing contracts, which in turn are critical factors for investment and commerce, and hence poverty reduction and economic growth. Sri Lanka ranks 133rd in the 2013 doing business's sub-index on enforcement of contracts, a level that is comparable to other South Asian countries but lower than other middle income comparators such as Thailand (ranked 23rd) and Malaysia (ranked 33rd). Identifying the contributing factors to inefficiency in Sri Lanka's courts in hearing commercial cases is the main purpose of this review. The findings in the report are based on available statistics on court performance and interviews with key stakeholders in the justice sector. The report is structured as follows: chapter one gives introduction, chapter two gives organization and management of the courts, chapter three gives data on case handling in courts, chapter four deals with private sector approaches to dispute resolution, chapter five focuses on legal and procedural issues in commercial cases, chapter six gives past reform efforts, and chapter seven gives conclusions and recommendations.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment
author	World Bank
author_facet	World Bank
author_sort	World Bank
title	Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review
title_short	Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review
title_full	Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review
title_fullStr	Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review
title_full_unstemmed	Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review
title_sort	sri lanka : justice sector review
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/18023414/sri-lanka-justice-sector-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16051
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Sri Lanka : Justice Sector Review

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