Browsing Legal by Author "Gunatilleke, Gehan"

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    • 19th Amendment: The Wins, the Losses and the In-betweens 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan; de Mel, Nishan (Verité Research, 2015-06)
      This research brief seeks to provide an insight into how the final outcome of 19A fulfils the key expectations of democratising and depoliticising governance. The enactment of 19A is certainly a watershed event in Sri ...

    • Explaining Sri Lanka’s New Emergency Regulations on ‘Publication’ 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan (2019-04-25)
      Sri Lanka’s president issued a new set of Emergency Regulations on 22 April 2019. This note explains the contents of Emergency Regulation 15, which concerns the ‘control of publications’, and certain other regulations ...

    • Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Towards Meaningful Citizenship 

      Mohammed, Rehana; Razick, Sakeena; Dias, Rashmi; de Chickera, Amal; Gunatilleke, Gehan (Verité Research, 2019-08)
      The status of the Hill Country Tamils in Sri Lanka demonstrates that granting formal citizenship to stateless communities alone is inadequate in addressing the structural discrim-ination and historical marginalisation ...

    • A Legal and Institutional Assessment of Sri Lanka's Justice System for Children 

      Esufally, Sabrina; Gunatilleke, Gehan; Corea, Harindrini (Verité Research, 2017-08)
      Justice for children encompasses legislation, policies, procedures and mechanisms specifically applicable to children who are victims (and witnesses) of crime and children in conflict with the law. UNICEF commissioned a ...

    • The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy: Dispelling Misconceptions and Assessing Compliance 

      Gunatilleke, Gehan; Nathaniel, Vidya (Verité Research, 2014-09)
      Development induced displacement takes place mainly through the formal acquisition of private lands. At present, the Land Acquisition Act, No. 9 of 1950 (LAA) governs acquisition of land in Sri Lanka. This law authorises ...

    • Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: A Monitoring Framework and Baseline Assessment 

      Wettimuny, Shamara; Esufally, Sabrina; Gunatilleke, Gehan (Verité Research, 2017-12)
      The methodology focuses on the online proactive disclosure of the central government. The methodology is based on international good practice and on the requirements for proactive disclosure set out under sections 8 and ...

    • President's Executive Powers: Demystifying the 19A Bill Ruling 

      Corea, Viran; de Mel, Nishan; Gunatilleke, Gehan (Verite Research, 2015-04)
      The Supreme Court ruling of April 2015 with regard to the 19th Amendment Bill1 has generated much interest and commentary. What exactly are the implications of the ruling and does it or does it not allow the curtailment ...

    • Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor 

      Statistical and Analytical Review;No. 3
      Mohammed, Rehana; Kumarage, Aloka; Gunatilleke, Gehan       (Verité Research, 2014-12)
      The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) published its final report on 16 December 2011. On 26 July 2012, the government released a National Plan of Action (NPA) to implement the LLRC's recommendations. In ...

    • Sri Lanka: LLRC Implementation Monitor - Statistical and Analytical Review No.1 

      LLRC;01
      de Mel, Nishan; Gunatilleke, Gehan       (Verité Research, 2012-11)
      The foregoing analysis has resulted in several key findings that could contribute to ongoing efforts to implement the recommendations of the LLRC. These findings also reflect on how comprehensive and effective the NPA is, ...