What were the main weaknesses of the 19A?
The 19A was brought to democratize the state. This was an underlying necessity because from 2005-2015, especially...
In an interview with a journalist, the Minister of Education Prof. G.L. Pieris argued that a strong executive presidency is necessary for rapid development....
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“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” — Ramsay, Game of Thrones
Articles...
Sri Lanka Brief Update /04 September 2020
The government of Sri Lanka gazetted its proposed 20th amendment to the constitution on 2nd September 2020. It...
Scarcely having sufficient time to properly settle into his Chair as Sri Lanka’s Parliament opened for business this week, the Speaker faced down two...
The ideas on a progressive and pluralist populism raised by Dr Dayan Jayatilleka, have been critiqued by Mark Salter. This is an exchange of ideas that anyone with...
Himal Kotelawala.
ECONOMYNEXT – Political scientist Prof Jayadeva Uyangoda likens Sri Lanka’s powerful ruling party to a house with a very wide roof and no...
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When globalisation was the dominant concept for looking at the world, pandemics were discussed as a global security issue. The objective...
BACKGROUND
Sri Lanka is slowly emerging from the lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 outbreak and heading towards the General Elections that is scheduled to...
The Rule of Law and Democratic Governance.
At the Annual National law Conference 2020 organised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka 2020, President Gotabaya...
Sri Lanka Brief Fact Sheet: Militarisation and Securitization of Government and Governance in Sri Lanka.
June 2020.
Here is the list of military appointments made by...
Executive Summary.
This report records 95 incidents that had been reported during the 90 days period. The average number of incidents per day reported...
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President Rajapaksa dissolved the Parliament on 2nd March 2020– six months before the due date, amidst the growing danger of COVID-19 pandemic. By this...
My article, ‘Necessity: Doctrine That Destroyed Pakistani Democracy’ published in The Island on 08 May has evoked interest in the subject and I have...
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The doctrine of necessity was first expounded in the 13th century by English jurist Bracton, who stated ‘that which is otherwise not...
Image: Hijaaz Hizbulla, November 2018 at a protest against President Sirisena's constitutional coup.
On 16 April, I heard that my former classmate Hejaaz Hisbullah had...
Image: The President could perhaps respond positively to the joint opposition statement offering ‘responsible cooperation’.
The threefold crisis
The threefold crisis that our country faces—...
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It is no coincidence that the increasingly not-so-insidious growth of Sri Lanka’s anti-democracy virus, first reflected on in these column spaces...
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Statement on the Arrest and Detention of Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah.
We are writing with deep concern about aspects of the arrest and...
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The anti-democracy virus infecting law enforcement officials in Sri Lanka today appears to have proceeded belligerently to the point that...
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By Asanga Welikala and Suren Fernando.
When a grave crisis like the coronavirus pandemic occurs, citizens expect...
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On March 26, 2020, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa granted a presidential pardon and released convicted death row prisoner and mass murderer,...
The power to issue detention orders for suspects arrested on terrorism-related activities should be given to a Deputy Inspector of Police instead of a...
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Sri Lankan police across Batticaloa have arrested 19 people for allegedly posting birthday wishes online for Liberation...
