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Need of Legal Recognition for Distance Working in PostCovid19 Sri Lanka: An Empirical Approach
(2020)The COVID-19 pandemic immensely affected the employer-employee relationships within the industrial sector leading to drastic issues with regard to labour relations providing room for distance working concept. Though the ... -
Abuses against Juvenile Offenders as National Security Threats; Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Juvenile Offenders in Sri Lanka
(2020)Not every child or youth is fortunate enough to have a childhood they would like to remember. A handful of youngsters tend to end up in prison, as juvenile offenders. All too often, the concern offered by the government ... -
Proportionality as a Separate Ground of Judicial Review: A Myth or Reality in United Kingdom and Sri Lanka
(2020)Administrative Law (AL), is the law which controls the governmental power that is exercised by the Administrative Authorities (AAs). The major purpose of AL is to retain the governmental power within their legal boundaries ... -
Effectiveness of Foreign Portfolio Investment with regard to Multinational Corporations in the Long Run
(2020)This study was conducted to exploretheapplicationofPortfolio Investments in situations where Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), although stable, does not seem to be compatible with the conductofMultinationalcorporations ... -
Punishments under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance in Sri Lanka: Adequate to Fight a Pandemic?
(2020)The society needs more laws to protect the people from COVID-19. Recently, the increasing number of people who are violating the quarantine laws in Sri Lanka due to the insufficient punishments that comes under the Quarantine ... -
Way towards Re-Introducing Criminal Defamation in Digital Diplomacy Affecting National Security: A Comparative Analysis with India
(2020)At present, defamation in Digital Diplomacy which is also known as cyber diplomacy or E-Diplomacy has become a significant issue due to its liberty and speedy dissemination of expressions in real time regardless of their ... -
Conceptualizing Local Governance in the Context of Citizen Participation: Towards a Participatory Approach of Local Government Institutions in Sri Lanka
(2020)This paper, provides a conceptual basis for institutionalizing citizen participation in the local government system under the existing constitutional structure. To achieve this objective, the study employs the assumption ... -
Definitional and Interpretational Approach towards Economic Development on the Word ‘Income’ under Current Laws of Income Tax: A Comparison of Sri Lanka and India
(2020)The research paper looks at the vital role of income tax as a major income of the country and impact to the economic development, through the lens of interpretation. Hence, the primary aim of this paper is to set out the ... -
Regulating Food Advertisement in Sri Lanka and Curbing Childhood Obesity: The Way Forward
(2020)Advertising and marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children has affected the dietary preferences, food choices of children. Both foreign and local studies have also proved a positive relationship between the ... -
National Security and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Friends or Foes
(2020)— Freedom of expression is a corner post of democracy. Article 19 (2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights provides the international norm. Second Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka guarantees the ... -
Impact of Covid-19 to the National Economy of Sri Lanka: A Comparative Analysis with the United Kingdom on Employees’ Rights
(2020)Impact of Covid-19 on labour rights and national economy has become a prominent issue at present. Therefore, this research aims at finding out whether there are sufficient laws to secure labour rights in such unforeseeable ... -
Employment Security of Probationary Workers in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Legal Analysis
(2020)Employment security is one of the most important factors which help to create an efficientandasatisfactoryworking environment. Probationary employment is one of the challenging employment types which indicates uncertain ... -
A Critique of Available Remedies for Industrial Disputes Arising out of COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis
(2020)The recent pandemic due to COVID-19 has affected the whole world at large. Aside from the obvious health issues arising from COVID-19, there is also another less obvious issue; unemployment. Sri Lanka initiated curfews on ... -
Work-From-Home – The Legal Status of Sri Lanka
(2020)Work from Home (WFH) is not a novel concept theoretically. However the practical application of WFH did not impact on many types of employment in the world until the COVID 19 situation. During WFH, the contract of employment ... -
Application of the Concept of Reparation in Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka
(2020)This study discusses the application of the concept of Reparation as an element of Transitional Justice (TJ) in the social transformation process especially after fragile circumstances in the society.The objective of this ...