Kalana Senaratne

Personal page and articles by Kalana Senaratne

30 Nov, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
2 Comments
Colombo,
Constitutional Reform,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Second-Term: A New Beginning?

When the LTTE showed, consistently and convincingly, that it did not understand the language of ‘peace’, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, correctly,...

7 Oct, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
17 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

‘Sarath Fonseka’: the Grand Plaything of Sri Lanka’s Politicians

â€œThis is the way the world ends, Not with a bang, but a whimper.” (TS Eliot) Sarath Fonseka’s emergence as...

28 Aug, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
19 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
War Crimes

Internal Armed Conflicts, Humanitarian Laws and the Curious Transformation of Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala

Photo courtesy Global Zero Numerous reports suggest that Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala had some interesting things to say when he appeared...

20 Jul, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
4 Comments
Colombo,
Diplomacy,
International Relations,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
War Crimes

Getting lost in The Hague: UN, Sri Lanka and an ICJ-Advisory Opinion

Dr. Lakshman Marasinghe (Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor) in an article titled ‘Some Random Thoughts on the UN...

5 Jun, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
16 Comments
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War,
Reconciliation,
War Crimes

Learning Old Lessons from a New ‘Lessons Learnt’ Commission: the ‘Home-Grown’ Way?

One year after the war, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has established another commission; known as the ‘Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission’....

26 May, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
2 Comments
Colombo,
End of war special edition,
Human Rights,
Human Security,
Identity,
IDPs and Refugees,
Jaffna,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

Will ‘Peace’ Arrive Before Death?

It was, unfortunately, a necessary war, for terrorism had to be defeated, eliminated. After some thirty long years, on or...

Aroused by Akon’s Sexy Bitch: the Rise of Sinhala-Buddhist Fundamentalism?

Could it be that the sight of the Buddha statue was a complete turn-off to those who were utterly aroused...

19 Mar, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
3 Comments
Colombo,
Constitutional Reform,
International Relations,
Politics and Governance

Revisiting former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva’s views on the ICCPR

The arrest of General Sarath Fonseka marked the beginning of an unfortunate episode in Sri Lanka’s contemporary political history (or...

7 Mar, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
21 Comments
Colombo,
Elections,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

The Return of Sarath Fonseka: An Enduring Headache?

The sudden and allegedly suspicious death of former General Secretary of the UNP and Minister of Transport, Highways and Civil...

17 Feb, 2010
Kalana Senaratne
194 Comments
Colombo,
Constitutional Reform,
Media and Communications,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

The ‘Sinhala-Nationalist’s Burden’

Mr. Gomin Dayasiri’s article, titled ‘Tamil Grievances â€“ Untouched & Unattended’ (Daily Mirror, 16 February 2010) reveals the Sinhala nationalist...