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Do Companies Commit Felonies? A Legal Analysis on Corporate Criminal Liability
(2021)
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a guiding light to the companies in the process of protecting human rights. Although the concept CSR is supportive in the maximization of profits while addressing the societal ...
Environmental Damage Caused by Shipwrecks in Sri Lanka: A Legal Analysis
(2021)
Sri Lanka which is geographically located at the centre of international shipping lanes has had to frequently deal with shipwrecks. The X-Press Pearl shipwreck can be identified as an irreversible damage caused ...
Freedom of Expression in Cyber Space: Protecting Right to Privacy and Public Security in Sri Lanka
(2021)
Cyber space has become the most
prevalent medium to express ideas in this digital age.
Freedom of expression is guaranteed and secured
under the Sri Lankan Constitution as a fundamental
right. Right to privacy and ...
Striking a Balance between COVID-19 Regulatory Responses and the Fundamental Rights of Citizens in Sri Lanka within the New Normal
(2021)
With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic, states have been compelled to take prompt actions to limit the spread of the virus. In response ...
A Review of Tobacco Taxation and Packaging Laws in Sri Lanka: Suggestions for Development
(2021)
Tobacco products are consumed in a large scale in Sri Lanka. Cigarettes and Beedis are the most consumed tobacco products by the Sri Lankans. Over 80 percent smokers use cigarettes and 10 percent use beedis in Sri Lanka. ...
Puzzling out the Issue of Obesity under the Human Rights-Based Approach
(2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most devastating health catastrophe that humanity has faced recently, and recent research from several nations have clearly shown obesity as a prevalent attribute among ...
Apps: Driven Uncertainty of Welfare of Gig Workers
(2021)
Most of the people have had to reluctantly engage in the gig economy through apps upended because of either the unemployment or layoff from their full-time jobs in the new normal. On the other hand, ...
Legislating the Principle of Best Interest of the Child: The Sri Lankan Standpoint
(2021)
Children are the most precious group in every society and owe the responsibility of creating the future world. It is the utmost duty and the liability of a state to protect the rights of the children with ...
Development and Rights of Indigenous Communities: A Comparative Analysis of Sri Lankan Law and International Standards
(2021)
With the increasing emphasis placed upon the necessity of carrying out developmental activities, the states have a duty to take necessary measures to minimize the harmful effects on the environment as well as the indigenous ...
The Need of Blockchain Law in a Cryptocurrency-Based Future: Potential and Possibility of a Purely Blockchain Entity
(2021)
Blockchain technology first surfaced before ten years ago and it has been the only gaining traction emerged for the last two to three years. Therefore, it is much needed to focus the attention of the governments ...