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| Date | Name of the case (or case number) | The body delivering the decision | Keywords, topic | Executive part | Brief summary | Full text | Page at the website of the issuing court | Page in other databases | Unofficial materials, press communications |
| November 14. 2023. | SC_FR_195/2022. | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | Economic freedom; political responsibility | The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared in its judgments that several politicians including the former president of the republic and the former prime minister of Sri Lanka are responsible for the recent political, social and economic crisis of the country exacerbated by the global pandemic. | The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka declared in its judgments that several politicians including the former president of the republic and the former prime minister of Sri Lanka are responsible for the recent political, social and economic crisis of the country exacerbated by the global pandemic. The political leaders have contributed considerably to the rise of these crises with the mismanagement of the economic crisis and the public health emergency. The Supreme Court held that the former political leaders shall bear the political responsibility for their mistaken measures and policies implemented during the recent years. | https://www.supremecourt.lk/images/documents/sc_fr_195_and_212_2022.pdf | https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/11/sri-lanka-supreme-court-rules-government-officials-breached-public-trust-in-management-of-the-economy/;
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lankas-top-court-says-ex-president-among-those-who-contributed-economic-2023-11-14/ |
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| December 1. 2020. | Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | Freedom of religion | The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka refused to hear a challenge against the mandatory cremation of dead bodies. | The Government of Sri Lanka ordered the mandatory cremation of all persons died from Covid-19 due to the public health concerns. Moreover, the family members were obliged to cover the cost of the cremation. Apart from Sri Lanka, only China implemented similar measure during the public health emergency, while the WHO did not consider it dangerous to provide funeral for dead persons affected by the global pandemic. The Muslim and the Christian minority in the Budhist Sri Lanka considered, that this measure violated their religious freedom, because cremation would affect the dignity and the after death faith of dead persons. The representatives of these minorities turned to the Supreme Court, which refused to hear the merits of this submission. |
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/04/muslims-sri-lanka-justice-forced-cremations-covid-victims; https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sri-lanka-sc-rejects-petitions-against-covid-19-cremation/article33234058.ece |
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