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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 ... -
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 ... -
Silent threat to Sri Lanka’s biodiversity: laws relating to Invasive Alien Species
(2017)Incidents such as reduction of forge grasses that can be used by elephants due to rapid spreading of Lantana in Udawalawe National Park and growth of common gorse in Horton National Park indicate that there is a silent ... -
Sri Lankan Legal Version of Migrant Workers’ Rights: How It is and How It shall be
(2017)‘Migrant workers’ are generally defined as people who leave their home country in search of employment. It is known that the largest source of income in Sri Lanka is foreign employment. Protection of the migrant becomes ... -
State Responsibility and Legal Framework of Sri Lanka in Food Safety
(2017)Using different kinds of chemicals for agriculturally produced foods is a common phenomenon in Sri Lanka. The use of chemicals can be seen mostly in each and every step in the cultivation process, from nursery level till ... -
A Study on Strengthening the Laws on Genetically Modified Organisms in Sri Lanka with Special Reference to the Proposed Regulatory Mechanism
(2017)The agricultural and fisheries industries have traditionally been supportive of technological innovation, particularly in the field of genetic improvement. For decades, these industries have been mixing naturally the genetic ... -
Tax Amnesties: The Case of Sticks and Carrots
(2017)Abstract- Tax amnesties are an invitation to tax evaders to join the ranks of people who pay the due taxes. The popularity of amnesty programs over time and across countries is understandable as it produces both shortand ... -
Throwback on the Process of Registration of Condominium Properties
(2017)Most Condominium Property Developers, taking advantage of weaknesses in the procedural law on the registration of Condominiums, have dragged the Condominium Dwellers into a well woven cob web. Where, hopelessly Dwellers ... -
To what extent the protection of Intellectual Property Rights are involved in ‘Bio Piracy’ in Sri Lanka
(2017)Bio piracy could be identified as the process of claiming patents to restrict the general use of exploited plants and animal species for the purposes of bio prospect. This process is interrelated to the principle of ... -
Triumvirate of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Developing Countries
(2017)For decades, poorer countries have been used as dumping sites for unwanted wastes, particularly those classified as 'hazardous,’ by the developed industrialist countries. As a result, developing world has to tackle a myriad ... -
Turn to your Duties to retain your Rights: Critical analysis on Right to Water
(2017)The outstanding importance of water has pronounced many of scholars in various occasions. Water is necessary for the survival of entire life, yet over one billion people do not have available sources of clean water for ... -
Wrongful Convictions and Remedies to Minimize Imprisonm
(2017)Wrongful conviction is generally viewed as the conviction of a factually innocent person. It denotes the exoneration of an individual who was convicted of a crime that he or she did not commit or have any stake in. In the ...