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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 ... -
A Space Policy for Sri Lanka: A Need of the Hour
(2015)Space Law which is a new branch of International Law is a body of law applicable to governing space related activities in outer space. It involves a responsible approach to the exploration and use of outer space for the ... -
Sri Lankan Children in Immigration Detention in Australia: Human Rights and State Responsibility
(2015)There are many families in immigration detention in Australia. People who are fleeing Sri Lanka devastated by the ethnic conflict between Tamil Tigers & Sri Lankan government have the same basic needs as decent living ... -
Strengthening ICT Law Regime to facilitate E-Commerce and M-Commerce Transactions: A Sri Lankan Perspective
(2015)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a vital role in our everyday lives. Particularly, it makes regular business transactions easy and fast in globalized information society. Accordingly, traditional commerce ... -
Sustainable Development and the Challenge of E-Waste in Sri Lanka
(2015)Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. However, loosely discarded, surplus, obsolete, broken, electrical ... -
Tale of RED and ARRI : the Unseen Role of Run Out Legislation and WhiteCollar Seats
(2015)Cinema is a reputed, glorious mode of expression in pictures in the whole world. Day by day it becomes a widespread entertainment mode with the help of capital and technology. The observable situation in Sri Lanka reflects ... -
Torture Occurrence in Police Custody: Critical Legal study on Sri Lankan Context
(2015)A Police force is established in a country with the prime objective of enhancing the internal security of a state. Thus, the safety and security of the individuals is expected to be upheld by the Police and from the initial ...