Browsing 2017 IRC Articles by Title
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The Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) Act, No.14 of 2016; A way forward
(2017)Every human has the right to free from disappearances (enforce or involuntary) and the many states across the globe which were specially experienced the situations of conflict had took the initiation of protecting this ... -
An Online Help Desk System to Help Students in Learning
(2017)This paper reports about a field study done on online helpdesk system for General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) and about the system prototype which was built according to the analysis of gathered data. Wh ... -
An Outdoor Smart Robotic Garbage Bin to Assist a Methodical Garbage Collection, Storage and Disposal Process
(2017)Garbage is identified as any matter that is no longer wanted or needed, which is disposed out for no further use of it. Municipal councils face various problems caused due to these tons of garbage that are piling up ever ... -
Political Polarization of the Indo-Lanka Fishery dispute and its Comprehensive Security Implications
(2017)Sri Lanka and India are two neighbouring states in the Indian Ocean, separated by the narrow strip of water that consists of the Palk Bay, and the Gulf of Mannar. The fishery dispute between the two states is a persisten ... -
Predictive cum Adaptive Systems Development Methodology for HydroGIS Tool Development
(2017)In system development methodologies, main consideration has being changed from processes to users since waterfall development. As the business logic became less complex due to familiarity; Extreme Programming methodolog ... -
Preliminary Concept Design of an Affordable Coastal Patrol Craft for Sri Lanka Navy
(2017)The post-war role and the mission of Sri Lanka Navy has become more multi-dimensional. Newer challenges such as piracy, fisheries law enforcement, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and marine pollution prevention have ... -
Presentation and correlates of moral injury as a response to Past transgression
(2017)The concept of moral injury has been researched mostly on military personnel who have either witnessed or engaged in acts generally deemed to be moral transgressions, during combat. Although, it is explored mostly among ... -
Privatization of Armed Conflicts and International Humanitarian Law
(2017)From earlier times Private Military Companies (PMC) have become a popular phenomenon in armed conflicts around the world. However thus far, International law have averted from creating a comprehensive legal framework that ... -
Probabilistic Approach to Assessment of Damage Survivability of Cargo Ships
(2017)This paper deals with use of the new SOLAS 2009 probabilistic approach to the assessment of damage survivability of a cargo vessel. Method is used for an existing cargo vessel to assess the level of survivability. Furt ... -
Prolonged computer use and its effects on vision among undergraduates in University of Colombo, School of Computing
(2017)Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a group of visual symptoms experienced in relation to the use of computers. Nearly 60 million people suffer from CVS globally, ranging from 64% to 90%, resulting in reduced productivity ... -
Propensity of endemic Exacum spp. (Binara) as an Ornamental Plant: A Case Study among Agricultural undergraduates, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
(2017)Introduction of new plants is critical to the survival and profitability of the floricultural industries. These provide a marketing edge and can offer real benefits to fulfill special floriculture needs. Present survey w ... -
Protection of Women in Non International Armed Conflict- A Feminist Perspective
(2017)The legal regime of international humanitarian law is meant for protection for victims of armed conflict. It distinguishes two types of armed conflicts, namely: IAC, opposing two or more States, and NIAC, between governmental ... -
Purpose Driven Education
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Reconciling Breeder’s Rights and Farmer’s Rights for Food Security in Sri Lankan Context: A Comparison with India
(2017)Sri Lanka owns a noticeable history of agricultural sector that has been flourishing since ancient times, where food security had been ensured for decades. The advancement of technology unwrapped new capacities in science ... -
Reforms to the International Trade Regime for the Protection of Marine Living Resources
(2017)The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established, as the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), through Marrakesh Agreement giving birth to new arenas of international trade. Though the main ... -
Regional hegemony and small state survival: Re – examining Ceylon’s foreign policy under premier D.S Senanayake
(2017)Literature that deals with Ceylon's foreign policy during the D.S Senanayake administration (19481952) evinces a general hypothesis regarding the close relationship between the Ceylonese administration and the British go ...