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The Protection Afforded to Well-Known Trademarks in Sri Lanka: a Critical Analysis
(2018)A trademark which helps to distinguish goods of one undertaking from that of another is an important stimulus for manufacture of goods and services. In particular when it comes to well-known trademarks, the value attached ... -
Majestic Giant, Yet Abroken Spirit : Legal Protection of Captive Elephant in Sri Lanka
(2018)Sri Lanka has a large-scale historical evidence for the captivity of elephants. Although historically this was carried out on cultural grounds, currently captive elephants are being misused as a commercial asset. This study ... -
Protecting Consumer Rights in Electronic Contracts : a Lessons From European Union and United Kingdom
(2018)The nature and development of e-commerce cause many changes to the traditional legal conceptions. It has made a significant impact on the traditional role of the consumer as well. As a result, the modern consumer is no ... -
Governance of Hiv in the Aviation Industry: Analysis of Multilateral Labour Rights Regimes
(2018)Abstract - Denying employment to people based on their HIV status is a practice that is informed by social fears and norms, and employers have appropriated existing local and international laws to strengthen their position ... -
Pursuing a Better National Water Policy Endowed with Substantial Rights on Water: Case Study of Sri Lanka
(2018)Every state is bound to fulfil fundamental needs of each human being as a duty bearer and subsequently those needs secured more powerful status as human rights. Formerly the water was an unlimited resource and Justinian ... -
Beyond "More Economics - Based Approach" : a Legal Perspective on Competition in Sri Lanka
(2018)The Competition and consumer policy of a nation could play an important role in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. In the absence of perfect competitive market conditions, there must be a competition policy ... -
A Better Approach to Animal Welfare Law; a Critical Analysis of the Law on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Sri Lanka
(2018)While human rights play an important role in a country"s legal system, the rights pertaining to the welfare of animals should be awarded a special status in the environmental law regime of a country. Animals deserve an ... -
Applicability of the Defence of Act of God in Environmental Damage : a Critical Appraisal
(2018)Occurrences over which man has no control are referred to as "Acts of God." Some natural events that we experience today are very serious and recurrent. Flood or drought happens each year causing severe damage to the ... -
Offence of Enforced Disappearance : Enhancing the Parameters of Criminal Law of Sri Lanka
(2018)Enforced disappearances (ED) have been an outspoken and debatable dialogue at different spectrums across the globe during the last century due to complexity of the situation itself. Presently, ED is considered a gross ... -
The 19Th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka : is It a Mockery to the Concept of Democracy ?
(2018)Any country in formalizing their constitution which is the supreme law of the country, follows some fundamental legal doctrines like democracy, good governance, check and balance of powers as well the concept of separation ...