The Sunday Times released the full text of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Noteworthy is that the discussions have been with the US Embassy Colombo & the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry with no inputs sought from the Ministry of …

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Remembering George Floyd and “I can’t breathe”

When the Cabinet spokesmen continuously makes controversial statements and does not apologize for the mistake, it is natural for citizens to be anxious given that most Governments have not only fooled the public, but have made enough and more decisions …

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Review by Neville Ladduwahetty

The title of this book comes from a line in an epic poem by John Milton on England’s Civil War. Although the book is a narrative of the many contributions by the …

The religion’s principles have influenced the legal system and the Constitution. Its values of non-violence, compassion and social equality are reflected in judgments and have stood the test of time

Indian jurisprudence has had a long history and been influenced …

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The Government of Sri Lanka has entered into the military agreement called Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), considered controversial even by an American ally The Philippines which abrogated the ‘pact’ a couple of months ago, with the …

It is reported that the UNHRC has issued a statement with regard to Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman’s recent utterances at an election meeting in Batticaloa.

Since Karuna’s statement is about certain incidents that occurred at the time of the …

That MCC has undergone various stages of approval or observation prior to finalizing the document certainly questions how far our own are interested to view a bilateral document and appraise it considering the advantages and disadvantages to the Country & …

Will personal laws have a place in Sri Lanka with the MCC e-land registry & Bim Saviya? Deeds which had described the various rights and description of property under these laws have been repealed. The land contracts are reduced to …