Legal: Recent submissions

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    • Devolution of Land Powers: A Guide for Decision-makers 

      Fernando, Austin; Wickramaratne P.C., Jayampathy; Jayawardena, O.C.; Anketell, Niran; Wirithamulla, Galusha (Verite Research, 2016)
      This is a practical guide for decision-makers on devolving land powers in Sri Lanka. It is meant to help comprehend the complex and sometimes contradictory provisions in relation to the devolution of powers over land. ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Right To Information: Discourse and Compliance in Sri Lanka 

      Esufally, Sabrina; Ferroggiaro, William (Verité Research, 2017-06)
      This briefing paper discusses the process through which the RTI Act was drafted and enacted, and recommends strategies to ensure better compliance. It is presented in three sections. The first section chronicles the drafting ...

    • 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 ...

    • Sri Lanka: Domestic Workers, An Analysis of the Legal and Policy Framework 

      Decent Work for Domestic Workers: Report;No. 1
      Legal Team       (Colombo, Verite Research Pvt. Ltd., 2015-03)
      This report analyses the legal and policy frameworks applicable to domestic workers in Sri Lanka. The report uses global standards of decent work to offer a fresh perspective on the problem and aims to outline a strategy ...

    • 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 ...