- The Government of Sri Lanka introduced child labor law amendments to Parliament and proposed increasing the retirement ages of judges.
- Sri Lanka plans to extend judges' retirement ages, warning of a judicial crisis similar to Zimbabwe's.
Government is failing to fill Supreme Court and Court of Appeal vacancies, amid challenges to retirement age increases.
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Updated Aug 4
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What happened
Government is failing to fill Supreme Court and Court of Appeal vacancies, amid challenges to retirement age increases.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- The government proposes amendments to judicial tenure, aiming to increase the maximum number of judges.Sub-event
- Bills propose increasing the retirement age to 67 years.Sub-event
Government struggles to fill judicial vacancies and faces challenges over retirement age hikes.1 source
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The entities involved
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supreme court
highest court in a jurisdiction
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Court of Appeal
government organization in Chatuchak, Thailand
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government
system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state
Related events
- An appeal regarding judicial appointments in Tamil Nadu was heard by the supreme court on January 17, 2014.
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake was appointed the Acting President of the Court of Appeal.
- Vacancies exist on the Supreme Court bench.
- Appeals regarding top court rulings are being heard, while the ruling party faces pressure concerning judicial appointments.
- Central Government holds ultimate power over judicial appointments.