Basil Fernando Legal battles do not often attract much public attention, particularly when about legislative amendments, however they can have momentous consequences. In retrospect the course of history may appear […]
Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA: Behold the Throne of Anarchy: The Constitution of Sri Lanka and failure of law enforcement agencies
Basil Fernando Ever since the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution, Sri Lanka has proceeded on a course of anarchy. This is not due to any mysterious circumstances or bad omen […]
Impunity in Sri Lanka: Written statement to the UN Commission on Human Rights 58th Session, 2002
Asian Legal Resource Centre 1. In Sri Lanka there is near complete impunity for state officers alleged to have caused serious crimes such as murder, torture, disappearances, war crimes and […]
The anatomy of impunity
Basil Fernando Impunity is a much-used word these days. Perhaps for that very reason it has lost effect. United Nations agencies – and even organizations of states such as the […]