Photo courtesy Women and Media Collective The theme for International Women’s Day this year is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender Equality”. A good day to reflect on the…
Photo courtesy ConstitutionNet We wish to present the following proposals for the Constitution Nature of the State The Sri Lankan Constitution should provide the basis for a strong constitutional commitment to plural democracy,…
Photo courtesy ConstitutionNet General Submissions 1) We support the formulation of a new or revised Constitution that abolishes the Executive Presidency at a specified date in the future, restores a Westminster form…
Featured image courtesy constitutionnet.org (photo credit: Hemmathagama) Ever since the political changes which ensued in 2015, there appears to be another social contract between the government and the people of Sri Lanka forming….
The sovereignty of all humans The essence of Jesus’ teaching on the law is the sovereignty of all humans. When confronted with the oppressive nature of the then Jewish (Sabbath) law, He…
Photo via Bloomberg With days turning into weeks and weeks into months, President Maithripala Sirisena appeared to have realized that power is ultimately the primary concern of politics and political leadership. What…
Featured image courtesy constitutionnet The constitutional reforms proposed by the new government have not been made public as yet, but already the likes of Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila and Dinesh Gunawardena from…
Sri Lanka wants to make a new Constitution in a radically different way. It is poised to become the first developing country in the world to ‘crowd-source’ ideas for making the highest…
Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images via Time.com President is reported to have told parliament today in his special address on the Resolution to elect a Constitutional Council, no one should be afraid…
Photo via Bloomberg “That was both the opportunity and the problem. Suddenly, subjects were told they had become Citizens; an aggregate of subjects held in place by injustice and intimidation had become…
Picture from protest last year calling for independent commissions, courtesy SriLankaBrief The first resignation of a member appointed to an independent commission was reported yesterday (26 October) with Lionel Fernando tendering his…
The statement in September by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister provided a timely frame of reference to appreciate the ‘Corridors of Power’ exhibition. From the security guards at the venue of the exhibition to international…
The statement in September by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister provided a timely frame of reference to appreciate the ‘Corridors of Power’ exhibition. From the security guards at the venue of the exhibition to international…
The statement in September by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister provided a timely frame of reference to appreciate the ‘Corridors of Power’ exhibition. From the security guards at the venue of the exhibition to international…
The statement in September by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister provided a timely frame of reference to appreciate the ‘Corridors of Power’ exhibition. From the security guards at the venue of the exhibition to international…
