Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, lawyer, columnist & author, Sri Lanka At each historical juncture, the framers of Sri Lanka’s post-independence constitutional documents have suffered from a deep-rooted reluctance to give practical effect […]
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Contempt of the constitution: Reaching the zenith of disregard for the rule of law in Sri Lanka
Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena, Convenor, Rule of Law Centre, Sri Lanka The 17th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was unanimously passed by parliament in 2001 to stipulate independent supervision over […]
