INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ARTICLES (KDU IRC): Recent submissions
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Futurama: Robot Rights and the Law
(2022-09)Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a growing concern among humans. ‘Sophia’ the humanoid being granted citizenship of Saudi Arabia in 2017 points to a future where science fiction might not be a faction of ... -
Challenges before forest conservation in Sri Lanka: comparatively analyzing the laws against illegal timber logging
(2022-09)Deforestation is one of the major environmental crisis faced by many nations. Even so, most of them have successfully face this challenge by practicing effective forest conservation policies. Population growth and the ... -
“Come High Water, Come Hell”; Kinetic Weaponization of Water and the Interplay of International Humanitarian Law and International Disaster Law
(2022-09)The reverberating effects of mankind’s continued harnessing of the destructive potential of water and his deployment of such potential as a weapon in armed conflict, either as a means or a method of warfare, are ... -
Impact of the Assistance to and Protection of Victim and Witness act to the Fair Trial Concept
(2022-09)Protection of Victims and witnesses is one of the important aspects in the Criminal justice system. No doubt that it shall be the duty of the state to preserve the rights of the concerned parties by enacting effective ... -
Gender Stereotypes in Sri Lankan Legal Profession: The Company Secretarial Role
(2022-09)Phenomenon of corporate glass ceiling still exist in many companies across the globe and especially evident in Asian region including Sri Lanka. Comparative to other top management positions, board are predominated ... -
Placing International Law within the Domestic Context Through Constitutional Recognition: A Policy Oriented Approach
(2022-09)International law that primarily governe the relationship between the interaction of States even at the beginning of the 20th century has now evolved into a comprehensive body of law that govern subject areas such as ... -
“Abandoning the Sinking Ship or Solo in a Battle Ground?” Role of Sri Lankan Judiciary in Strengthening of De-Jure Equality among Genders
(2022-09)This research aims at re-evaluating the Sri Lankan judiciary’s adherence into the concept of the de-jure equality between genders as set forth in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against ... -
Rule of Law in the Essence of Common Good in Sri Lanka: A Sri Lankan Case Study
(2022-09)Representative democracy arose as a result of the expansion of the population but in antiquity, there was direct democracy where every citizen participated in law-making for their Common Good. This study identifies the ... -
Workplace Harassment and its impact on Society: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
(2022-09)Harassment has been a pervasive social issue since the dawn of human history. With the rapid expansion of society, it has become commonplace for one person to cause trouble for another. Harassment in the workplace ... -
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome and Women Criminality: Applicability of Pre-Menstrual Syndrome as a criminal defence in the Sri Lankan Context
(2022-09)Pre-Menstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a group of psychological and physical symptoms experienced by reproductive-aged women before their menstruation. Its aetiology is unknown and the prevalence is varying from woman to ... -
Online Privacy Awareness and Cybervictimization Among State University Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The internet has both positive and negative consequences for its users. The higher education today is inseparable from technology and students must be able to navigate cyberspace. However, it appears many undergraduates ... -
Reasons and Roadmap for Integrating the Arts and Humanities into Criminal Justice Education
(2022-09)light of the need of building greater trust and improving service delivery on the part of criminal justice professionals, serious thought needs to be put towards promoting and developing empathetic responses of ... -
A Study on the Effectiveness of Vocational Training Programmes for Prisoners in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The Prisons Service rehabilitates, and reforms offenders and the vocational training programme (VTP) helps offenders improve their economic and social conditions. And VTP aims to reduce incarcerated populations' poor ...