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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 ... -
How the Offence of Rape has been Overshadowed by Marriage and its Impact on National Growth of Sri Lanka: A Critical Analysis from Legal and Economic Perspectives
(2020)Marital rape is no rape in Sri Lanka under Section 363(e) of the Penal Code. Apart from the slightest enlightenment furnished by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005, there are no significant legal ... -
“Intellect Eclipsed”: An Analysis of the Unconscious Bias and its Impact on the Development of Intellectual Property Law.
(2020)The main objective of the research is to analyze the historical development of intellectual property law and its contemporary challenges in light of the feminist jurisprudential interpretations. The secondary objective is ... -
Establishing Rule of Law to Achieve Sustainable Development: The Pathway for National Growth in Sri Lanka
(2020)Rule of Law is a fundamental constitutional principle that should be respected by all states. The importance of establishing rule of law to achieve sustainable development is highlighted in international law. United Nations ... -
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 ... -
Copyright Protection of Application Programme Interfaces: An Analysis of the Sri Lankan Position
(2020)Application program interfaces (APIs) are ubiquitous in our digital experience as they are responsible for ensuring interoperability between software. However, the applicability of copyright law to APIs has become a point ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Effectiveness of the Piercing of Corporate Veil Under Sri Lankan Law: A Comparative Analysis of the Sri Lankan Law with UK Law.
(2020)This research intends to discover and evaluate the adequacy of Sri Lankan statutory provisions and case laws regarding the corporate veil piercing doctrine compared to the UK jurisdiction. This also intends to find out the ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...