Browsing 2014 IRC Articles by Title
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Revisiting the 'Conflict Trap': Assessing the Potential Resurgence of an Armed Struggle in Sri Lanka
(21/08/2014)Five years on since the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka is in transition. Having experienced a protracted war for nearly three decades, the country has shifted to a post-conflict ... -
RFID Localization Estimation Techniques for Indoor Environment
(2014)The purpose of wireless sensor network (WSN) has made real-time tracking of objects through the use of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system possible. Localization techniques in an RFID system affect on accurate ... -
Right to intervene or not to be intervened:The Impact of International Humanitarian Interventions on State Sovereignty from an International Law Perspective
(2014)Despite the clear ban stipulated in the United Nations Charter on the use of force against territorial integrity and political independence against sovereign states international interventions based on humanitarian purposes ... -
Risk Analysis of Governance in Community Development Projects
(2014)Governance in a community development project could be referred as a process of decision making in order to achieve expectations, and management goals. The good governance ensures transparency in decision making and ... -
The Role of Education as a Source of Human Capital on Rural Poverty: A Review of Literature
(2014)Rural area is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have long term sustainability in rural sector, education as a source of human capital formation plays a major role by empowering the rural people ... -
The Role of Education on Agricultural Productivity in Sri Lanka
(2014)Rural area is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have a long term sustainability in rural sector, education plays a major role by empowering farmers with right direction, right thinking patterns, ... -
Rooted in Sri Lankas Own Soil: Finding Our Very Own Path to Transitional Justice
(2014)This paper will look at the notion of Transitional Justice. It will attempt to find out if Transitional Justice can be classified as a Human Right. It will explore ways and means of how Transitional Justice could be realized ... -
Significance of Access to Justice and Legal Aid: An Analysis of Concepts and Contemporary Adjustments
(2014)Law is considered as a set of rules which regulates human conduct. When considering the final outcome of implementing such rules, 'justice' is overwhelmingly important. If there is an incapability of getting access to ... -
The Significance of Importance of an Architectural Pattern for AJAX Based Rich Internet Applications
(2014)AJAX is a popular and powerful script-based technique for developing Rich Internet Applications in the era of WEB2. Despite its strength, AJAX is suffering from difficulties because of various complexities. If we can ... -
Significance of the Principle of Environmental Justice in the Protection of Environment: Sri Lankan Experience
(2014)Concept of Environmental Justice is a recently identified International Environmental Law Concept. The rationale for the concept 'environmental justice' is that people, regardless of their race, colour, nation or origin ... -
Sinhala Ontology Generator for English to Sinhala Machine Translation
(2014)Generating Ontology for a given word is a research challenging task that requires morphology, syntax, semantics and other linguistic knowledge. This paper presents a multi-agent system, named Sinhala Ontology Generator ... -
Socio - Economic Implications on Southern Highway Project Special Reference to Evicted People
(2014)In developing countries, development related population displacement has grown rapidly over the past few decades due to the compelling need for infrastructure as a result of fast growing population densities. Those displaced ... -
Sociological Study on the Female Stereotypes in Sri Lankan TV Commercials
(2014)Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves as a whole. A Stereotype is a rigid and inflexible image of the characteristics a group. It ... -
Sri Lanka's Defence Relations with Pakistan Post LTTE Conflict
(21/08/2014)Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been close friends ever since they won independence from the British. The defence partnership between Sri Lanka and Pakistan constitutes a key component in the bilateral relationship between the ... -
Sri Lankan Fishermen: A Potential Maritime Security Concern
(21/08/2014)End of LTTE terrorism was a key factor in the rapid growth of fisheries activities in Sri Lanka. The relaxation of various restrictions imposed on fishermen helped the expansion of fisheries activities to a greater extent. ... -
Stakeholder needs in English for Legal Purposes (ELP) for Sri Lankan Undergraduates
(2014)Studies on needs analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) have focused their attention on identifying contradictory stakeholder needs. This study is aimed at identifying needs of stakeholders with regard to the ... -
Statistical Analysis and Forecasting Model for Monthly Mean Temperature in Colombo
(2014)Colombo is an industrial city in the western province of Sri Lanka which has a high population density. Also, it is one of the cities which is warming faster due to industrial processes and lack of forestry. According to ... -
Strategy for Winning Medals at Elite Competitions in Athletics for Sri Lanka
(2014)This paper is a critical evaluation concerning numerous aspects of elite level athletics in Sri Lanka. It is focused on identifying a strategy for the development of athletics by adapting the existing systems that have led ...