Featured image from the Sunday Leader The phenomenon of democratic decay has gained attention around the world by various different academics, especially in light of countries such as Poland, Hungary and the…
Featured image courtesy British High Commission The ex-colonies at their independence were presented with a state conforming exactly to their former colonial boundaries. They were expected to build one nation into it…
Corridors of Power, the critically acclaimed collaboration between constitutional theorist Asanga Welikala, architect Channa Daswatta and the Founding Editor of Groundviews, Sanjana Hattotuwa, was invited by world renowned curator Sharmini Pereira to…
Featured image courtesy Maatram This is the seventh in a series of videos conducted by sister publication Maatram, highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article 16…
Featured image courtesy Maatram This is the seventh in a series of videos conducted by sister publication Maatram, highlighting the difficulties faced by women under the Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA). Article…
‘Where are the men?’ I asked her. ‘In their proper places, where they ought to be.’ ‘Pray let me know what you mean by “their proper places”.’ ‘O! I see my mistake….
Featured image courtesy the Scribe Project In November 2015, I sat in a small circle of plastic chairs outside a rustic hotel in Sri Lanka’s coastal town of Ambalangoda. Against a backdrop…
Featured image courtesy the author – A slogan written by ‘night commandos’, “Referendum is democracy. Vote 1st October” Background of the Catalan Referendum On 28th June 2010, the Supreme Court of Spain…
Featured image provided by author, of her maternal grandfather and relatives The Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act (MMDA) is in need of amendment and has been under the scrutiny of a most…
Featured image courtesy Maatram This is an attempt to engage with the current arguments and counter arguments, debates and contestations over Muslim women’s rights in Sri Lanka and the need to reform…
Featured image courtesy Daily Mirror October 30 marked the beginning of a Parliamentary debate around the recently released draft interim report on constitutional reform by the Steering Committee in the Constitutional Assembly. In order…
Image courtesy Corridors of Power project, which marries architecture and constitutional theory. Sri Lanka’s current political debate on constitutional reform is significant for a variety of reasons. The Interim Report of the…
Photo courtesy Sri Lanka Brief A Tale of Two Constitutions Every country has two constitutions: a “legal constitution” and a “political constitution”. The focus for the past two years has been on…
Mark Freeman is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT). As noted on IFIT’s website, Mark is a Belgian and Canadian citizen. He is a leading expert…
Juanita Goebertus is the Deputy Director of the Institute for Integrated Transitions. On a recent trip to Colombo, she shared some thoughts on the Colombian referendum, how it came about, her vast experience…
