Treaty States
The extradition law makes specific provisions with regard to foreign States outside the Commonwealth States. The Government of Sri Lanka has entered into extradition treaty with foreign States which provides the process for extradition of individuals to or from Sri Lanka. Such countries are deemed Treaty States for the purpose of this law.
Extradition treaties are presently active between Sri Lanka and the following States;
Extradition Law (Commonwealth countries)
Sri Lanka’s Extradition Law, No. 8 of 1977, governs the extradition of people to and from Sri Lanka. Application of this Act is restricted to the Commonwealth countries that are specified by way of a gazette notification by the Minister who is assigned the subject of extradition.
| EXTRADITION LAW AND AMENDMENTS |
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| 08/1977: Extradition Law |
| 24/1982 : Offences Against Aircraft |
| 70/1988 : SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism |
| 15/1991 : Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons |
| 31/1996 : Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation |
| 11/1999 : Suppression of Terrorist Bombings |
| 48/1999 : Extradition (Amendment) |
| 41/2000 : Prevention of Hostage Taking |
| 42/2000 : Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation |
| 25/2005 : Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing |
| 30/2005 : Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution |
| 58/2007 : Chemical Weapons Convention |
| 09/2023 : Anti- Corruption |
Accordingly, 56 countries have been designated as designated Commonwealth countries by the Gazette Notification Extraordinary No. 2319/30 dated 14.02.2023.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Kenya | Samoa |
| Australia | Kiribati | Seychelles |
| Bangladesh | Lesotho | Sierra Leone |
| Barbados | Malawi | Singapore |
| Belize | Malaysia | Solomon Islands |
| Botswana | Maldives | South Africa |
| Brunei Darussalam | Malta | Sri Lanka |
| Cameroon | Mauritius | Tanzania |
| Canada | Mozambique | The Bahamas |
| Cyprus | Namibia | The Gambia |
| Dominica | Nauru | Togo |
| Eswatini, Kingdom of | New Zealand | Tongo |
| Fiji | Nigeria | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Gabon | Pakistan | Tuvalu |
| Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Uganda |
| Grenada | Rwanda | United Kingdom |
| Guyana | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Vanuatu |
| India | Saint Lucia | Zambia |
| Jamaica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Legislations | Case Law | Conventions | Other