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Protection

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2007)

Children, irrespective of their race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, need special care and protection. Hence every child has a right ...

Desire of Reintegration of ex-prisoners – A Universal Approach

Niriella, Jeeva (2008)

The rehabilitation of the offender and re integration of the offender are two main concepts which the criminal justice system demand of the day. Among the other forms of punishment, imprisonment is the most common ...

Sustainable Development and Peace

Arulanantham, S. (2009)

An Evaluation of Sri Lankan Labour Standards in the light of the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organisation

Sarveswaran, A. (2010)

Among the 188 Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), eight Conventions are categorized as core Conventions. They are the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize Convention, Right ...

The Effectiveness of the Common Law Action in Redressing Environmental Damage of War Affected Areas: Redevelopment in the Post War Scenario

Liyanage, Udapadie S. (2010)

The common law action in delict/tort in Sri Lanka is used to compensate ‘persons and property damage’ (traditional damage) caused by individuals/institutions. In redeveloping the war affected areas, damage may occur due ...

Judicial Approach for Promotion of Good Governance of Natural Resources in Sri Lanka

Sarveswaran, A. (2010)

Unsustainable exploitation, mismanagement, improper alienation and corruption relating to natural resources generate various types of conflicts mostly intra state conflicts or sometimes lead to relapse into conflicts in ...

The Applicability of Delictual Liability against Pure Economic Loss caused by Negligent Acts: A Sri Lankan Approach

Liyanage, Udapadie S. (2010)

Patrimonial loss occurred due to physical injury has been redressed by law. In delict, damage or loss is assessed in monetary means and damages are ordered by the court to compensate someone who suffered a legally compensable ...

A Review on the Proposed Act for the Protection of New Plant Varieties

Menaka, H.A. (2011)

Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) to which Sri Lanka also is a signatory, requires member countries to protect plant varieties either by patents or by an effective sui generis system.Sri ...

Consumer Protection via Products Liability; is transformation needed?

Liyanage, Udapadie S. (2011)

The issue of consumer protection is at the centre of the discussion in the present scenario in which economies are open and a wide variety of goods and services available in the marketplace for human consumption. Primarily, ...

An Introduction to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of Sri Lanka

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

It is undisputed that the numbers of people particularly women and children, who are subjected to violence at the hands of those who are close to them or somebody who is supposed to protect them, are on the increase. In ...

Who Is A Workman? A Critical Evaluation Of The Tests To Differentiate A Workman From An Independent Contractorin The Light Of Judicial Decisions

Sarveswaran, A. (2011)

A workman is governed by contract of service, and an independent contractor is governed by contract for service. However, the decision as to the nature of the contract to identify whether a person providing services to ...

A Critical Evaluation of the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act in light of balancing the Interests of Employers, Workmen and the State

Sarveswaran, A. (2011)

Social security and social justice in relation to labour relations require payment of severance compensation when employments are terminated for non-disciplinary reasons such as retrenchment and closure. The Industrial ...

A comparative analysis of some aspects of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of Sri Lanka: A critique

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

A critical appraisal of some aspects of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of Sri Lanka in the context of gender equality

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

Domestic violence is the most prevalent yet relatively hidden and ignored form of violence. It is recognized internationally that domestic violence, irrespective of its form, is a denial of equality, security, self-worth ...

Applicability of the defence of informed consent against medical negligence in the scope of a patient’s autonomy: A Sri Lankan perspective

Liyanage, Udapadie S. (2011)

Informed consent is a concept that evolved in the developed countries in the west where they have allegedly better medical facilities for medical treatment from which medico-legal consequences arise and now it is spreading ...

The uncompromising partners: The theory of breakdown of marriage and the adversarial judicial procedure

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

The rigours of the fault-based divorce law have neither prevented the breakdown of marriages nor the divorce of married couples. In its failure to identify the actual causes and reasons which motivate a couple to seek a ...

Divorce without war; but through mediation: An inquiry of ‘mediation’ as an alternative divorce procedure for Sri Lanka

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

This statement is true of Sri Lanka as well as of elsewhere. As at present, the divorce rate of Sri Lanka stands at 0.15 per 1000 people. Even though the rate is not comparatively high compared to its thirty fourth place ...

A comparative analysis of some aspects of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of Sri Lanka: A critique

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

Traditional Knowledge (Tk) Of Communities: Protection And Redevelopment In The Face Of Emerging Intellectual Property Rights Regime

Menaka, H.A. (2011)

Traditional Knowledge is described as the accumulated knowledge, wisdom and practices that provide people of a country, region, tribe or community to carry out agriculture, cure ailment, preparation and the preservation ...

A culture of rights or cultural rights? Child’s right to participate in custody and Guardianship issues: Experience of Sri Lanka.

Wijeyesekera, Rose (2011)

Guardianship of children is one area where a conflict of culture and human rights occur mainly between (a) parents and children, (b) the two parents, or (c) between parents and third parties. A variation of interpretation ...

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