2020: The Highlights
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20th Amendment
Reform the Proposed 20th Amendment to Strengthen, Not Weaken, Transparency and Public Oversight
Photo Courtesy of AP News Following parliamentary elections, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wasted no time in obtaining cabinet approval and thereafter gazetting the proposed 20th Amendment to the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. …
The 20A: A Very Wrong Approach to Constitution-Making
Photo Courtesy of Midday The proposed 20th Amendment has several major defects. One of its key faults is that its sponsors and framers have chosen a very wrong approach to constitution making….
20A is a Political Blunder
Photo Courtesy of Lakpura Déjà vu? Once upon a time, a mighty government with a two-thirds majority in parliament engaged in political opportunism, and radically changed the constitution of Sri Lanka. It…
And Then They Ruled Happily Ever After?
Photo courtesy of Twitter “If history is continuity and discontinuity, resolution and catastrophe, it is also surprise and unanimity; a total fascist state that in January 1933 was highly contested and rather…
End to Sri Lanka’s Democracy: Shouldn’t it be Resisted?
Photo courtesy of Vikalpa The debate on the proposed 20th Amendment to Sri Lanka’s 1978 Constitution is gathering momentum. The proposal which has been published in the Government Gazette is indeed a…
The 20th Amendment: Building a Future and Forgetting the Past
Photo courtesy of Magzter At the ceremonial opening of our first Parliament on 4th February, 1948 Mr. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike addressed the nation with these words: “It is true that…
20th Amendment, Sovereignty of The People and The Need for Approval at A Referendum
Photo courtesy New Indian Express The 20th Amendment to the Constitution Bill (20A) has been published. If I were to describe it in one sentence the 20th Amendment seeks to take the…
The Perspective of Law Students on the Proposed 20th Amendment (Video)
Photo Courtesy of The Bar Examiner The proposed 20th Amendment to the constitution seeks to repeal/amend all changes introduced by the 19th Amendment save three. They are the retention of five-year terms…
The End of Free and Fair Elections
Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Mirror The proposed 20th amendment will be the death of free and fair elections in Sri Lanka. The study of political communications and digital propaganda for over…
