Browsing Legal by Author "Legal Team"
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Asia Democracy Research Network: Promoting Democracy through Direct Public Engagement: The Sri Lankan Experience
ADRN Working Papers;July 14, 2022
Legal Team (Seoul: The East Asia Institute, 2022-07-14)This report uncovers that Sri Lanka operates under a semi-presidential system, with formalized tools for direct democracy like referendums, private members bills, public petitions, and parliamentary questions. However, the ... -
Brief - The Cabinet Decision to Ban Women from Purchasing Liquor is Unconstitutional
Legal Team (Verité Research, 2018-09)The submission includes a draft brief on “The Cabinet Decision to Ban Women from Purchasing Liquor is Unconstitutional”. Women are permitted to purchase liquor. On 10 January 2018, the Minister of Finance and Mass Media ... -
Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2015 for Asia: Sri Lanka Country Report
MSI;02
Legal Team (Verité Research, 2015)Civil Society Sustainability was assessed for the year 2015 by looking at the legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, infrastructure, CSO advocacy and public image. Sri Lanka, which had the ... -
Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Consistency with International Standards
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-10-22)Sri Lanka has distinct personal laws that apply to specific ethnic and religious groups, including Kandyan Law, Muslim Law, and Tesawalamai Law. This infographic 'Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Consistency with ... -
Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Divorce in Kandyan Law
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-10-20)Sri Lanka has distinct personal laws applicable to specific ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan Law, Muslim Law, and Tesawalamai Law. This infographic focuses on the disparities between Kandyan Law and the General ... -
Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Divorce in Muslim Law
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-10-19)Sri Lanka has distinct personal laws applicable to specific ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan Law, Muslim Law, and Tesawalamai Law. This infographic focuses on the disparities between Muslim Law and the General ... -
Dissecting Personal Laws in Sri Lanka: Property Rights in Tesawalamai Law
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-10-21)Sri Lanka has distinct personal laws applicable to specific ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan Law, Muslim Law, and Tesawalamai Law. This infographic focuses on the disparities between Tesawalamai Law and the ... -
Due Process and Preparedness for Public Emergencies: Lessons for Sri Lanka, From the COVID-19 Pandemic = හදිසි මහජන අවස්යතා උදෙසා නිසි කාර්යය පටිපාටිය සහ සූදානම කොවිඩ් -19 වසංගතයෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවට උගත හැකි පාඩම් = பொது நெருக்கடி நிலைகளுக்கான உரிய செயன்முறை மற்றும் தயார்நிலை கொவிட்-19 தொற்றுநோயிலிருந்து இலங்கைக்கான படிப்பினைகள்
Legal Team (Verité Research, 2021-07)This study explores the due process implications of the challenges faced by Sri Lanka’s judicial system during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies two key due process rights which are adversely affected by the COVID-19 ... -
E-Government Procurement: Enabling Business through Efficient Systems
Mohammed, Rehana; Legal Team (Verité Research, 2017-01)E-procurement offers the government major cost-savings, higher value for money and better fiscal management. By making procurement more efficient, cost-effective, and competitive, e-procurement can create a stronger ... -
Fading Belief: Addressing the Lacunae in the Right to Religious Worship in Sri Lanka - Presentation
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2024)This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current state of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and the registration of places of worship (POW) in Sri Lanka, highlighting areas where legal and ... -
Fair Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Sri Lanka: A Legal Gap Analysis
Legal Team (Verite Research, 2022-04)This report analyses and discusses the legal and policy issues surrounding recruitment practices for foreign employment that Sri Lankan migrant workers face. For this study, the team has selected issues relevant to three ... -
Hill Country Tamils of Sri Lanka: Analysis of Legal and Policy issues affecting labour and governance structure
Legal Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2022-02)This report examines the socio-economic background and history of the Hill Country Tamil community (HCT) with a focus on health, education, labour and their primary engagement in the tea plantation industry. Thereafter, ... -
How have successive governments in Sri Lanka progressed on key commitments?
Statistical and Analytical Review;No. 9
Legal Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2023-08)Caption: How have successive governments in Sri Lanka progressed on key commitments under #UNHRC Resolution 30/1? -
Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities
Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public authority;1
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité, 2023-09-04)Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the ... -
Online Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public Authorities - Executive Summary
Proactive Disclosure under the RTI Act in Sri Lanka: Ranking Public authority;1
Legal Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-09-04)Verité Research developed the methodology for this assessment in 2017 with the support of the World Bank and assessed the compliance of 55 public authorities with their online proactive disclosure requirements under the ... -
Personal Laws: An Analysis on Legal Gaps and Context
Working paper;December 2023
Legal Team; Media Team (Colombo: Verité Research, 2023-12)Sri Lanka has specific personal laws applicable to distinct ethnic and religious groups, such as Kandyan law, Muslim law and Tesawlamai law. Critics, both domestically and internationally, have raised concerns about ... -
Powers of the Election Commission to Regulate Privately-Owned Media during Elections in Sri Lanka
Legal Team (Verité Research, 2019-11)The regulation of the media during an election period to ensure free and fair elections has a reasonably long history in Sri Lanka. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka is constitutionally empowered to regulate the media ... -
Regulating Social Media in Sri Lanka: An analysis of the legal and non-legal frameworks in the context of hate speech and disinformation - Summary Report
Legal Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2021-03)This is the summary report of the study which explores the existing legal and non-legal frameworks to regulate the spread of disinformation and hate speech on social media. The study presents potential implications of the ... -
Regulating Social Media in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Legal and Non-Legal Regulatory Frameworks in the Context of Hate Speech and Disinformation
Legal Team (Verité Research, 2021-11)This study explores the existing legal and non-legal frameworks to regulate the spread of disinformation and hate speech on social media. The study presents potential implications of the spread of disinformation and hate ... -
Regulating Social Media in Sri Lanka: Formal and Alternative Mechanisms - Presentation
Legal Team (Colombo: Verite Research, 2020-09-26)This presentation addresses the complexities of regulating hate speech and disinformation on social media in Sri Lanka. It outlines the formal regulatory framework, analyzing laws such as the ICCPR Act, Penal Code, and ...