Sri Lanka Study Circle (Legal Team): Q&A on Impact of Bim Saviya
The Legal Team at Sri Lanka Study Circle were approached & requested to place their view & opinion regarding the impact of Bim Saviya & its link to MCC & the manner...
Category: Constitution Related
Why are Sri Lanka’s lawyers not filing cases against the Corrupt?
An interesting aspect of the recent protests in Sri Lanka was the open participation of some members of the legal fraternity chanting slogans and even protesting against corruptions. People can bewail corruption because they...
Attorney Dharshan Weerasekera vs Saliya Pieris : Legal implications of aragalaya protests
The Island published an excellent article by attorney Dharshan Weerasekera titled “Legal implications of Aragalaya protests” which was a stark contrast to the position taken by some BASL attorneys including its President. The...
Sri Lanka FM Sabry – Don’t promote FAILED South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Sri Lanka is making fundamental errors if we compare Sri Lanka’s problem with that of South Africa. Sri Lanka faced a non-international armed conflict by armed combatants who terrorized all communities &...
Has US envoy to Sri Lanka read the US Patriot Act before seeking abolishing of Sri Lanka’s PTA?
The US envoy to Colombo is in the news again. After marathon visits and hosting luncheons and tea parties to many involved in the recent protests, she is now calling for the abolishing...
Sri Lanka’s Protestors have given an ugly example to the world
There is a lull all of a sudden. The silence appears to be a sign of awakening. It’s a bit too late to feel remorse. Undemocratic behavior is being laughed at the world...
Turn National List 29 Members into an Advisory Council not MPs
Sri Lanka’s Parliament consists of 225 Members of Parliament from which 196 are elected by the People and 29 are not-elected but nominated by the respective parties & enter depending on the allocation...
Sri Lanka Electoral Reforms: Right to Reject NOT Right to Recall
Right to Reject is an alternative to the Right to Recall that is currently being proposed. Right to Reject happens prior to candidates entering Parliament while Right to Recall is a system after...
Sri Lanka – People’s Protest – the planners behind the protests
In Sri Lanka a series of protests are taking place with central location set up in Galle Fact Green. The original grievances have got diluted in a plethora of other slogans automatically questioning a...
US ambassador Chung: If Capitol Hill rioters are to face sedition charges – what about July9 in Sri Lanka?
An 11 member far-right militia group “Oath Keepers” are charged with seditious conspiracy for January 2021 while another group was also charged in January 2022 attacks on the US Capitol. More than 725...
