Volume 25 (2016-2017)

Articles

THE INAUGURAL R.K.W. GOONESEKERE
MEMORIAL LECTURE, 2016

 JUSTICE THROUGH LAW & WISDOM WITH HUMILITY

 Born on 8 May 1928, R. K. W. Goonesekere was an eminent Sri Lankan legal scholar and lawyer. He is remembered by generations of his students as as an inspiring teacher and a distinguished lawyer.

The Reception of International Law in The Domestic Law of Sri Lanka in The Context of The Global Experience
M. Sornarajah
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Operation Sophia: Policing The Mediterranean: The EU Way
Gino J. Naldi and Konstantinos D. Magliveras
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Safeguard Measures Under The WTO Regime: An Analysis of The Dispute Settlement Body’s Response to the Debate on ‘Unforeseen Developments’
Sandeepa Bhat B.
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State Sovereignty over Deadly Pathogens: Ensuring Global Health Security
Kolitha Wickramage
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Achieving Gender Equality in Humanitarian Assistance: “Contest of Athena and Poseidon?”
Hasini Rathnamalala
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Criminalizing Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: A Framework for the Path Forward
Samindika Elkaduwe
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Implications of the Use of Drones Under International Law
Sahiba Maqbool
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In Search Of The Dragon’s Soul: An Assessment of the Internal Morality of The Chinese Legal System
M.E. Wickremesinghe
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

DECISIONAL LAW

Jeeja Ghosh v. Union of India
Chaturani Jayasena


SRI LANKAN LEGISLATION

Right to Information Act No 12 of 2016 (Sri Lanka)
T.R. Galappaththige

National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (Amendment) Act, No. 3 of 2015 (Sri Lanka)
P.S.P.G Vithanage


NEWS AND COMMENTARY

Pope Francis I on the Law and Lawyers
Claude Perera