• Towards Effective Judicial Review Mechanism: Comparative Insights into Supreme Court Contempt Decisions 

  Ahamed, V.K. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The Contempt of Court, Tribunal, or Institution Act, No. 8 of 2024 was introduced to standardise procedures and clarify punitive measures for contempt convictions in Sri Lanka. However, critical deficiencies persist ...
• The Price of Safety: A Jurisprudential Analysis of Censorship under the Online Safety Act 

  Gunawardena, N. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  Humans have historically sacrificed a certain degree of individual liberty for the safety and security of society. The Online Safety Act No. 9 of 2024 (OSA), one of the most controversial statutes enacted by the Sri ...
• The Legality of “Taking” Colonial Cultural Property: Special Reference to the Period of Dutch Occupation in Sri Lanka 

  Madhushan, G.P.D.; Kamardeen, N. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  Recent demands for, and return of, cultural objects taken during colonial occupation, have raised several questions that have not been satisfactorily answered yet. Primary among these is the basis for return. While ...
• Plea to Recognize Constitutional Delicts in Sri Lanka 

  Thanikumar, T.K. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The horizontal application of fundamental rights in Sri Lanka crafted a legal culture where basic human rights are protected only against state violations and nothing beyond. As a result, fundamental rights violations ...
• Gender Stereotyping and Maternity Protection in Sri Lanka: Reconciling Work-Family Conflict and Promoting Women’s Economic Participation 

  Antony, C.S.C. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The conflict between work and family responsibility is a significant barrier to women’s economic participation, but addressing this issue could unlock significant potential. Although Sri Lanka has made extensive progress ...

• Towards Effective Judicial Review Mechanism: Comparative Insights into Supreme Court Contempt Decisions 

  Ahamed, V.K. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The Contempt of Court, Tribunal, or Institution Act, No. 8 of 2024 was introduced to standardise procedures and clarify punitive measures for contempt convictions in Sri Lanka. However, critical deficiencies persist ...
• The Price of Safety: A Jurisprudential Analysis of Censorship under the Online Safety Act 

  Gunawardena, N. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  Humans have historically sacrificed a certain degree of individual liberty for the safety and security of society. The Online Safety Act No. 9 of 2024 (OSA), one of the most controversial statutes enacted by the Sri ...
• The Legality of “Taking” Colonial Cultural Property: Special Reference to the Period of Dutch Occupation in Sri Lanka 

  Madhushan, G.P.D.; Kamardeen, N. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  Recent demands for, and return of, cultural objects taken during colonial occupation, have raised several questions that have not been satisfactorily answered yet. Primary among these is the basis for return. While ...
• Plea to Recognize Constitutional Delicts in Sri Lanka 

  Thanikumar, T.K. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The horizontal application of fundamental rights in Sri Lanka crafted a legal culture where basic human rights are protected only against state violations and nothing beyond. As a result, fundamental rights violations ...
• Gender Stereotyping and Maternity Protection in Sri Lanka: Reconciling Work-Family Conflict and Promoting Women’s Economic Participation 

  Antony, C.S.C. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The conflict between work and family responsibility is a significant barrier to women’s economic participation, but addressing this issue could unlock significant potential. Although Sri Lanka has made extensive progress ...
• Legal and Ethical Challenges in the Use of Human Biomaterials in Stem Cell Therapies and Regenerative Medicine: A Focus on Sri Lanka 

  Munasinghe, B.M. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The field of biomedical engineering, especially in the areas of stem cell therapies and regenerative medicine, has experienced significant advancements, providing transformative potential for treating a wide range of ...
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Legal Analysis with the United Kingdom and Australia 

  Wijayarathna, K.A.U.I. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  A Resuscitation Plan is a medically authorised order to use or withhold resuscitation interventions. Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order concepts are widely used in healthcare systems in developed countries to assist in the ...
• Divorcing over the Change of Gender Status and its Consequences: A Proposal to Amend the Divorce Law of Sri Lanka. 

  Pathirana, M.P.S.K. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  Marriage is usually based on inseparable natural and social attributes. The natural attributes of marriage are formed and reflected in all aspects of the legislation while the social attributes are determined by certain ...
• Constitution as a Living Document: An Analysis of Judicial Construction in Sri Lanka and India 

  Jeyakala, J. (2024)

  The constitution is the fundamental law of a state. Sometimes, the constitution necessitates evolution through judicial interpretation to respond to the contemporary needs of the society. Traditionally, originalists argue ...
• An Assessment of Jurisdictional Immunity before Courts for Violation of Employment Rights by International Organizations in Sri Lanka 

  Sarveswaran, A. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  International Organizations engage in promotion of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of the people in the host countries, and they enjoy jurisdictional immunity before the domestic courts. The ...
• An Analysis of Citizens’ Participation in Governance in Sri Lanka 

  Nanayakkara, E.T.C. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  This article explores the impact of the Right to Information Act, Personal Data Protection Act, and Online Safety Act of Sri Lanka, respectively enacted in 2016, 2022, and 2024, on citizen’s participation in governance. ...
• Admissibility of Expert Evidence in the Justice System of Sri Lanka: Challenges and Insights 

  Bandaranayake, P. (University of Colombo, 2024)

  The contemporary justice system in Sri Lanka provides for a highly evident intersection between law and science. Expert evidence based on scientific data is used to achieve a more desirable outcome in domestic legal ...
• The proposed amendment to the Revocation of Irrevocable Deeds of Grifts in the Ground of Gross Ingratitude Act No. 05 of 2017: A Critical analysis with reference to related Roman-Dutch Law Principles 

  Madhushan, G. P. D. (National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Sri Lanka, 2022)

  The Roman-Dutch Law principle of justa causa is based on the values of generosity, kindness and affection helping to create legally binding obligations upon parties in instances of gifts and donations under the Sri Lanka ...
• Importance of Using Electronic Means to obtain Information under RTI Act – Special Reference to COVID 19 Pandemic 

  Madhushan, Dumindu (University of Colombo, 2020)

  The Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 is one of the greatest democratic initiatives of Sri Lankan legal system. 19th amendment to the constitution recognized the Right to Information as a substantive fundamental ...
• Delict law's response to police negligence: the Sri Lankan experience 

  Thanikumar, T.K. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  The incidents pertaining to abuse of police powers in Sri Lanka have led the legislative and judicial arms of the State to take progressive steps to ensure that the police powers are exercised in a manner to strike a balance ...
• Conundrums of the extremes expounded in Bolam and Bolitho tests: unlawfulness in Delict as a way forward 

  Aviruppola, A.J.M.K.K. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  The application of Bolam and Bolitho tests as expounded in Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee (1957 1 WLR 583) and Bolitho v City Hackney H.A (1998 A.C. 23) respectively has been subjected to prolonged criticism ...
• Adoption leave: time for an equal motherhood 

  Abeyrathna, A.H.M.D.L. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  Motherhood is a unique experience for women whether it is attained through natural birth or by adoption. Adoption is a process where persons adopt children according to the legal framework, who are born to some other ...
• A comparative analysis on the relevance of intent based statutory interpretation 

  Jeyakala, J. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  Sri Lanka's colonial history and legal developments have brought numerous legislations to the country. This includes the form of regulations, proclamations and ordinances passed before independence and the Acts and statutes ...
• Filling the gaps and addressing the deficiencies concerning the rights of purchasers of provisional condominium property: prospectus and challenges from a Sri Lankan context 

  Madhushan, G.P.D.; Thilakarathna, K.A.A.N. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  While the condominium properties have emerged as a part of new urbanization, this new concept is an exception to the classical Roman concept superficies solo cedit. Axi owner of a condominium property has a restricted ...
• Masking face at workplace: unmasking the law relating to termination of services in Sri Lanka 

  Sarveswaran, A. (Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, 2021)

  A labour issue that has emerged due to the COVID — 19 pandemic is dealing with employees who do not wear a face mask at workplace. The objective of the research is to assess whether not wearing a face mask at workplace ...

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