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A Legal Obligation to Report Child Sexual Abuse? - A Review of National and International Standards
(2015)Several revelations on child sexual abuse that shocked the public and gained media attention worldwide in recent years have highlighted an extremely serious social and legal issue. The scale of predatory paedophilia committed ... -
The Link between Right for Development, Right for Clean and Healthy Environment; and Essentiality of Including These Rights in National Constitution
(2015)The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights provides an international standard to uphold basic moral dignity among human beings, though different states select particular fundamental rights that may or may not intersect ... -
Medical Negligence and Doctor`s Liability; A Critical Review in Present Legal Regime in Sri Lanka
(2015)Medical negligence is the breach of a duty of care towards a patient which results in harm to a patient. Medical negligence is a global occurrence but some countries with developed health care systems where redress scheme ... -
Medical Negligence Law; for a Better Approach in Sri Lanka
(2015)Doctors are expected to use their special expertise knowledge and skills to save patient's lives without being negligent and if a patient suffers an injury due to the negligence of doctor, there's a remedy available under ... -
New Dimension towards the Usage of Cheques in Sri Lankan Payments System
(2015)The usage of cheques other than cash (Coins and Note) and e- payments are integral part of Sri Lankan payment system. Bank cheques continue to remain as the main non cash payment in the country. In recent time with the ... -
One Up for Statutory Interpretation and Two Down for Separation of Powers
(2015)The research aims to assess the impact of applying the rules of interpretation on the doctrine of separation of powers. The question is whether the judiciary performs its function of statutory interpretation as prescribed ... -
Plant Variety Protection: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; With Special Reference to UPOV Convention, 1991 and TRIPS Agreement
(2015)Plant variety protection has been identified by the industrialized countries for a long time. As a result of this identification plant variety protection became as an internationally identified protection system since 1991 ... -
Professional Ethics for Lawyers
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Professionalism, Innovative Culture in Universities and their Contribution to the National Development- An Intellectual Property Law Perspective
(2015)It is evident that national development of a country and its economic development have a close relationship. Undoubtedly, economic development is an essential aspect of broader notion of national development. Innovations ... -
A Proposal of Law Reform for the Prevention of Children Being Used for Begging by Adults in Streets of Sri Lanka
(2015)The rate of children being used for unlawful activities by adults has increased rapidly in many fields. Using children for begging on streets by an adult or a guardian to earn money has now become a common practice. On the ... -
Protection of the Rights of Sri Lankan Women from Street Harassment
(2015)Street harassment is a form of discrimination against women which directly affects women's rights and dignity. When women experience verbal or physical harassment done by unknown men in public streets it results in limiting ... -
Protection of the Rights of the People with Disabilities in Sri Lanka Need for New Legislation
(2015)The right of every person to be treated with equality and human dignity is globally accepted. However, this common acceptance has not been able to sufficiently protect vulnerable groups, who need special care and attention ... -
Pungency in the Amusement
(2015)This research paper intends to discuss the negative impact of cellular phones in the perception of cellular phone crimes. Today the increasing rate of so said crimes is seen to be considerably high parallel to the development ... -
Right to Access to Information, is an Avenue for Strengthening the Sovereignty of People in Sri Lanka?
(2015)As per the constitution of Sri Lanka, sovereignty which includes powers of government, franchise and fundamental rights, is in the people and is inalienable. Further it elaborates the way in which the sovereignty exercised. ... -
Right to Information and Sustainable Development: a Development Agenda for Sri Lanka
(2015)Right to Information has been accepted as a fundamental right in International Law. In the modern democracies right to information has emerged as a sine qua non of transparency and public participation and to encourage ... -
The Role of a Judge - What It Is and what It Ought to Be: The Independence of Judiciary and Judicial Activism Clothed in Judicial Review in Sri Lanka
(2015)On 24th March 2015, the Indian Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000, and termed it 'unconstitutional'. In this landmark judgment which perpetuates the freedom of expression, the ... -
Sexual Orientation and Human Rights; Applicable Laws of Sri Lanka and UK
(2015)All human beings are born free with equal rights and dignity despite sexual preferences. The Penal Code of Sri Lanka, made sex between men an offence. The Sri Lankan Penal Code was formulated by British as they then were. ... -
Should We Punish Drug Abusers?: Reconsideration of Laws and National Polices of Sri Lanka
(2015)Elimination of illegal drug usage has been placed as one of the important objectives in the criminal justice system of Sri Lanka. In order to outmatch this challenge, Sri Lanka has enacted and adopted various laws and ...