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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 ...
    • Does the Sri Lankan media exploit parliamentary candidates during elections? 

      de Mel, Nishan; Jayasinha, Uween (Verité Research, 2020-09)
      The pricing data of media institutions reveals that the media discriminates against the democratic process by charging higher rates for political ads than commercial ads, during election periods. This Insight quantifies ...
    • The Limits of the Presidential Portfolio and its Implications for the Office on Missing Persons 

      Esufally, Sabrina (Verité Research, 2017-02)
      The Nineteenth Amendment (19A) to the Constitution placed limitations on the powers of the Executive President. This briefing note will examine these limitations in the context of the President’s powers to assign subjects ...
    • 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 ...