Browsing 2016 IRC Articles by Title
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Queer Activism and Identity of Sexual Minorities: A Situation Analysis of India and Sri Lanka
(2016)The subject of gender and sexuality is intricate and complex to the extent that it unlocks a wide-ranging troubles whenever it is tried to be tamed under any universalized social order. Sexuality and sexual rights ... -
Reciprocity of legal regimes: Status of Common Law and Statutory Law in the Relationship of Employer - E mployee
(2016)The relationship of Employer-Employee, distinguished from the relationship of Employer and Independent Contractor is identified based on a written contract of employment. Yet the doubt arrives where there is no written ... -
Reconciliation in Post War Sri Lanka: Issues and Prospects
(2016)Having been subjected to 30 years of brutal war,Sri Lanka has gone through many difficulties which has changed the mindset of society. Though the war has eventually come to an end and the country is stepping towards a ... -
Reducing the Volume of Municipal Solid Waste in Karadiyana Dumpsite by Using Compaction Method
(2016)The Karadiyana dumpsite is located 25 km from the financial capital of Sri Lanka. It serves two urban councils and four local authorities. It is considered to be one of the most polluted dumpsites in Colombo District. Water ... -
A review on Risk Management in Sustainable Construction
(2016)Construction industry is highly risk prone, with complex and dynamic project environments creating an atmosphere of high uncertainty and risk. Meantime, sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for building, ... -
Review of Location Based Delivery Management System
(2016)An efficient location based delivery management system is occupied with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). The current locations and status of the vehicle can be determined ... -
Revisiting the conflict in the “not - so - deep blue sea”, Indo - Lanka Fishery issues: A Threat to Comprehensive Security
(2016)Indian fishermen that cross the International Maritime Borderline (IMBL) into the Sri Lankan waters is a recurrent problem. The bilateral agreements of 1974 and 1976 between India and Sri Lanka, clearly demarcates and ... -
Role of International Law in a Unipolar World: Disparity between enforcement and existence of obligations
(2016)Traditionally international law and hegemonic powers are considered irreconcilable. According to many critics, hegemonic powers are reluctant to obey the rules of international law. In such a scenario the international ... -
The Role of Sri Lankan Armed Forces in Public Diplomacy in the Post Conflict Scenario
(2016)This study focuses on building the image of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces with special attention to the post-conflict context. The Sri Lankan Forces featured significantly in a variety of discussions since the culmination ... -
The Role of Submarine Forces in Balancing Geo - strategic Equations in the Indian Ocean
(2016)The foreign policies of the USA and those of China appear to be based on an implied aspiration to an uni polar world. The resulting tensions call for careful management to avoid conflict that may dislocate the global ... -
The Role of Youth in Post War Reconciliation
(2016)With the elimination of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) in 2009 number of debates made an effort to understand the role of youth in post war reconciliation. Reconciliation represents the process of healing wounds, ... -
Safeguarding National Security through Neo Realistic Approach
(2016)The concept of National Security is an inevitable factor in every country which aims protecting and securing the survival of state. In that context neo realism can be used to identify international (Macro) and Local (Micro) ... -
Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896: A Call for Reforms
(2016)Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896 of Sri Lanka, which amends and codifies the law relating to the sale of goods in Sri Lanka is based on the English Sale of Goods Act of 1893 drafted by Sir Mackenzie Chalmers. Unlike ... -
Secure Collaborative Mobile Platform for Transmission and Archival of Medical Images
(2016)Compromising security of sensitive medical data often lead to severe consequences such as death of a patient or financial loses to health workers. This becomes worse when we share electronic medical data among a large ... -
''Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project adverse to Sri Lanka?” Legal and Environmental Impact on Sri Lanka
(2016)This research aims to assess the adverse impact of Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project to Sri Lanka. India had overseas trading with many countries around the world since time immemorial. Sethusamudram Ship Canal project was ... -
Shareholders’ Responses at the Announcement of the Changes in Executive Directors and Simi-Strong Form Efficient Market Hypothesis: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)
(2016)This study analyzes the shareholders’ responses at the announcement of the changes in executive directors of the companies listed on the CSE thereby provides a test of the semi-strong form efficient market hypothesis of ... -
Shoulder injuries among fast bowlers of school cricket teams in Colombo district
(2016)Cricket is identified as one of the famous games in the world which consists of three primary activities: bowling, fielding and batting. Among those of different activities, the fast bowlers are identified to be having a ... -
Study and Analysis on Security of Ad - Hoc Networks
(2016)Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) represents a system of wireless mobile nodes that can freely and dynamically self-organize into arbitrary and temporary network topologies. Due to this dynamic nature and due to the absence ... -
A Study on Knowledge and Practices Related to Prevention of Needle Stick Injuries among Nurses in Intensive Care Units of Kandy Teaching Hospital
(2016)Needle stick injuries (NSIs) in healthcare settings are a global issue. Risk of transmitting variety of blood borne pathogens to a health care worker is greatly increased with the exposure to NSIs. Incidence is high among ...