LAW JOURNAL

THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL INVESTMENT TREATIES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Investment treaties on intellectual property are agreements between countries to attract foreign direct investment by exploitation of intellectual property while providing benefits which are subject to the agreed terms and conditions. These treaties encourage investments between states and non-governmental organisations.There are different types of investment treaties like bilateral, multilateral and regional. This study analyses the positive and negative effects of bilateral and regional investment treaties on intellectual property, and provides recommendations to minimise the issues therewith.

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CHILD RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE

It was Nelson Mandela who said: “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” On 12th July 1991 Sri Lanka ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Sri Lanka had already recognized the inextricable link between needs and rights, the indivisibility of rights and the importance of responding need of children within a right based contextual framework. A short time later the Children’s Charter was promulgated incorporating the accepted commitments under the Convention.

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CORPORATE BODIES AS INSTRUMENTALITIES OF THE STATE AND THE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT

Article 12 (1) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka provides and guarantees to all persons the equality before the law as well as the concomitant right of equal protection of the law. In the case of Jayanetti Vs. The Land Reform Commission1 Wanasundara J held that: “The rule of law was a fundamental principle of English Constitutional Law and it was a right of the subject to challenge acts of the state from whichever organ it emanated and compel it to justify its legality. It was not confined only to Legislation but intended to every class and category of acts done by or at the instance of the State. That concept is included and embodied in Article 12”.

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BURDEN OF PROOF IN CRIMINAL CASES

Inception with comparing inquisitorial system. In studying the numerous legal systems utilized by different localities all over the world, basically two trial systems can be identified. They have popularly gained recognition as the adversarial system and the inquisitorial system of trials. As in most common law countries Sri Lanka has opted for the adversarial system of trials.

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ADDRESSING THE IMPERIAL PROMISE OF PROTECTION IN THE 19TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW: THE CASE OF KANDYAN KINGDOM IN CEYLON

The whole notion of “protection” in 19th century international law has been an interesting topic for the scholars those who want to explore the historiography of modern international law from an apologetic point of view as 19th century was known as an epoch for imperialists for legitimizing the colonial expansion. The universality of international law was eclipsed by positivism that pervaded in the whole domain of 19th-century international law. (Anghie, 2005) The idea of universality in international law propounded by the pioneers of Salamanca School in the 16th century by reformulating the importance of natural law doctrine was scorned and reversed by the 19th-century positivists

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SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PARTITION ACT: AMENDMENT OF THE PLAINT AFTER RETURNING THE PRELIMINARY SURVEY IN A PARTITION ACTION

Co-ownership of the undivided land is a major land dispute in the scenario of Sri Lankan land Law. A Partition action is the mostly recommended mechanism to terminate the co-ownership among all the co-owners by the intervention of judiciary. The partition law had been introduced through British legal system by way of a Partition ordinance No 10 of 1863 which is an instrument to end-up the co- ownership. In additionally drafting a Partition deed among all the co-owners is another mechanism of terminating the coownership, but if there is a lack of intention of following the agreement to divide the land, the partition action is the only solution to terminate the Co-ownership. According to the No 16 of 1951 Partition Act, a separate procedure had been introduced to conduct a partition action.

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INTRODUCTION TO BIO-PIRACY AND EXISTING LEGAL MECHANISMS RELATED TO PROTECTION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN SRI LANKA

Decades ago significant attention was paid on conservation and utilization of biological resources but, with the recent developments and the technological transformations, the discussions relating to the ownership of biodiversity related practices, knowledge and the inventions derived from biological materials have become a significant area of interest in the contemporary world. With the up-to-date changes in the world, the necessity to prevent the environmental crimes and preserve the rich diversity of the world's natural resources have become an important feature of sustainability and it is one of the most challenging problems facing by the governments.

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UNIVERSAL FRANCHISE AND THE CIVIL SOCIETY’S ROLE IN PROTECTING DEMOCRACY (A STUDY OF SRI LANKAN POLITICAL CONTEXT)

Democracy literally means ‘rule by people’, though, in fact, only the elite class had the right to rule and participate. Up to now there is still no consensus exists on how to define democracy. There is merely the identification of the core elements which are legal equality, political freedom and rule of law. Hence, the lack of a unanimous definition of “democracy” leads to the diversified interpretation, implementation and gaps. In many countries, the definition of democracy has been contested and interpreted differently. Some believe that having merely an election is enough to be democratic while some believe that there are many more democratic values such as respect the minority, rule of law, political freedom and so forth in order to be considered as democratic.

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RIGHT TO BE A PARENT IN SRI LANKA; ADOPTION, ABORTION, SURROGATION & ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

Humans are yet another spices living on Earth. Even though the civilization along with the development of skills and technology vary humans from other animals, the basic purpose of living beings remains the same; That is reproduction. The only preliminary way of becoming a parent is the process of natural reproduction. Yet, with the complicated lifestyles of mankind and the different forms which have been emerged to the concept of family, the way of becoming a parent no longer depends on the basic natural reproduction system.

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THE APPLICABILITY OF DYING DEPOSITION IN CRIMINAL CASES

Dying Declaration has based on maxim called “Nemo moriturus praesumiur mentire”; man will not meet his maker with a lie in his mouth. In R V Pike1 the court held that "when the person at the point of death and when every hope of this world is gone, the mind is induced to tell the truth and it is equal to the evidence given in a court of justice under an oath”.When a person badly injured and near the door of death, is uttering facts about his death or any other circumstantial facts about the perpetrator is called “dying deposition/dying declaration”.

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PRIVACY AS A RIGHT: IS SRI LANKA THERE YET?

Invasion of personal privacy became a more frequently and widely discussed topic in Sri Lanka, in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019, as well as during the curfew lockdown and quarantine process that took place during the outbreak of the CoVid 19 pandemic in 2020.

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ANALYZING THE ENFORCEMENT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT UNDER THE PERSPECTIVES OF NATURAL LAW THEORY, LEGAL POSITIVISM AND SOCIOLOGICAL SCHOOL OF LAW

Unlike the subjects of natural science, ‘law’, as a social science subject does not show one exact idea for its concepts. One single legal concept may have number of interpretations which are delivered by variety of jurists. Gradually, deferent philosophical ideas with regard to legal matters were presented and they developed as school of thoughts, Because of that nature, the area called jurisprudence has been developed over ages.

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THE LEGAL REGIME GOVERNING THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SRI LANKA

ICT is made up of certain basic elements. The elements have all been present since the birth of the technology, but their relative significance and their visibility are still changing. The elements are automation, information, communication, integration, and sensation

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MAKING RIGHTS REAL; EMPOWERING OPPRESSED CHILDREN THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA; A PATHWAY TO DIGNITY

Despite race, religion and color differences all children inherit equal access for Right to Education. Though it is a universally accepted human right, philosophers from cultural relativist schools criticize the concept of ‘universality,’ due to geo-political realities.

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THE LEGAL REGIME GOVERNING THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN SRI LANKA

Jurisprudence is measured as the basis of all forms of law in the world. A lot of philosophers, political thinkers have contributed to the development of schools of thought related to a particular time period. We can't deny any of such thoughts because each school has its own validity and merit. Therefore, it is our responsibility to understand each and every school of thought with regard to the legal issues in the current situations.

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INVESTIGATION OF TITLE AND PARTITION LAW

Volumes have been penned down, on the latter above, the partition law (procedure) and the celebrated, much sought after decided authorities delivered at times; by the Supreme Court and the Court of appeal as well are overwhelming as at the date .Therefore the present day practitioner and the student is not any more materially handicapped, as far as practicing and learning the partition law is concerned.

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PROTECTING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN SRI LANKA: A FIGHT AGAINST BIOPIRACY

The precise definition of traditional knowledge (hereinafter referred to as TK) is still a debate. The Convention on Biological Diversity (hereinafter referred to as CBD) reflects the diverse nature of TK when it refers to it as “…knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional lifestyles…” It has been suggested by WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (hereinafter referred to as IGC)

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HOW SRI LANKA SHOULD RESPOND TO THE THREAT OF “FAKE NEWS”

From the inception of Declarations to Treaty based mechanisms to protect human rights, Freedom of Expression (FOE) was considered as an inevitable international customary law among states, which was subsequently adopted by many other United Nations treaties, Regional Conventions, and to national legislations by many states.

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EVALUATING THE “PUBLIC POLICY” WITH JUDICIAL INTERVENTION IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PROCESS IN SRI LANKA AND MECHANISMS TO DEVELOP SRI LANKA AS AN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL HUB

Arbitration is perhaps the oldest form of dispute resolution, and it probably pre-dated litigation. It has been used by ancient civilizations from time immemorial to resolve disputes and to preserve the peace. Evidence of its use as an institutionalized form of social control and dispute resolution can be found as early as about 3,000 B.C. in Egypt, Babel and Assyria.

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“THE MYTH OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW FROM AN EARLY STAGE TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES”

“International humanitarian law is a part of the body of international law that governs relations between states. It aims to protect persons who are not or are no longer taking part in hostilities, the sick and wounded, prisoners and civilians, and to define the rights and obligations of the parties to a conflict in the conduct of hostilities1 . When considering the relevancy of the law, it is important to control and minimize the damage which is caused by the current and future armed conflicts.

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THE APPLICATION OF ELLENBOROUGH DICTUM IN THE CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE OF SRI LANKA

There are many areas of Substantive law and Adjective law. Substantive law mostly concern with rights, duties, and liabilities of persons. Criminal Law, Family law, International Law are included in this category. On the other hand, the law of procedure and the law of evidence are included under Adjective Law. These laws defined pleadings and procedures through which these substantive laws are implemented. Therefore, the Law of Evidence is considered as an important element in Criminal Law.

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THE LEGAL REGIME OF CYBER CRIMES IN SRI LANKA

Today, you and I live in an age where electronic devices and computers play a significant role in the advancement of our lives. While having an impact on the various aspects of our daily practices, information technology has made a difference in the fields of education, commerce, business, communications, governance and banking. However, the use of computers and electronic devices has not been very healthy in the recent past and present.

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GREENING THE CHAPTER III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SRI LANKA: A LEGAL PERPECTIVE IN THE LIGHT OF RIGHT TO HEALTH

‘Right to a clean and healthy environment’ is a predominant legal entitlement of the world nation and the protector of basic human rights including ‘Right to health.’ This is basically due to the fact that, there is interdependence between the rights. The paper emphasizes the importance of incorporating the ‘Right to clean and healthy environment’ as a fundamental right in the constitution of Sri Lanka.

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LAW RELATING TO AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS

In a civil action, pleadings include plaint, answer and, in the event, answer contains a claim in reconvention, replication. Law permits to amend these pleadings in limited circumstances, within a specific period. The law relating to amendment of pleadings is set out in Section 93 of the Civil Procedure Code. Section 93 has been replaced by Act No 79 0f 1988 and Act No 09 of 1991. Thus, the replacement brought to Section 93 by the Act no 9 of 1991 is now in force.

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THE NEED FOR RETHINKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

There is a mutual connection between Environmental rights and human rights. A safe, clean and healthy environment is essential to the enjoyment of human rights, including the right to life, right to healthy environment and right to health. The linkage between these two approaches has recognized in various international and regional instruments including United Nations Human Rights Council's resolutions.

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නූතන බන්ධනාගාර ක්‍රමය සහ සිරකරු අයිතින්

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THE EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH INFLUENCED BY DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS PERCEPTS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNIVERSAL RECOGNITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION

This paper discussed about the Historical influence of religion on the development of law and justice. Separation of church and state, the rise of secularism. Religion as influencing the Human Rights movement: positive and negative aspects. Fundamental values of religions versus organized religion in the development of the Human Rights discourse.

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SOME LEGAL ASPECTS OF “COMPANY CONTRACTS”: REFERENCE TO COMPANIES ACT NO 07 0F 2007

A contract can be simply defined as a legally enforceable promise between two or more parties. Contracts plays a significant role in business world, as most of the time, when it comes to companies, apart from the company employees, one company is depending on the services provided by another company.

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JURISPRUDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RENAISSANCE IN THE INFLUENCE OF MARX GLOBALLY AT THE MOMENT

As Karl Marx noted, Capitalism teaches a man to fish, but the fish he catches aren’t his they belong to the person paying him to fish, and if he is lucky, he might get paid enough to buy a few fish for himself. Accordingly, Marx suggested, “Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win…workingmen of all countries unite” .This article would cause a jurisprudential insight towards the renaissance in the influence of the Marxist theory in the 21st century despite it being welcomed as far as back in the 19th century.

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STOP SAYING “I AM WHAT I AM TODAY BECAUSE I WAS HIT” CORPORAL PUNISHMENT – IS IT NECESSARY TO DISCIPLINE YOUR CHILD?

Haven't you ever got punished in the school or house? Haven't you ever kneel down in front of the class room or principal's office for not doing home works or for getting late to the school. Duster filled with white chalk powder! Remember? Scariest weapon of the Maths teacher.

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‘AN ACCUSED’S TALE OF WOEBENEATH THE GLASS CEILING’: A LEGAL DISSECTION

Born as a human being well equipped with human rights, it could be heinous to distort the rights of another by committing a socially unacceptable act against humanity. Yet, the sanctum of justice reserves a place for this being, a glass box in which he stands, exposed to the world, offered with an opportunity to unveil his unsworn tale of woe, whose authenticity is only known to the conscience of this very being. The under lying notion of this is that how distasteful the individual is, the justice system will never denigrate the rights he has as an accused.

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NUCLEAR WEAPONS ; THE RAIN OF DEATH

It was the final year of world war ii . On 6th of August 1945 ,Japanese civilians woke up with sorrowful minds. They have suffered a lot during this 6 years. Farmers, fishers and other civil workers were spending a tough time period. Japan had lost so many young lives due to this war , Most of the parents had lost their children. Some were wounded. Among all these tragedies they were asked for an unconditional surrender. But, Japan refused to surrender and the war continued.

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THE CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE RIGHT TO CLEAN ENVIRONMENT UNDER 1978 CONSTITUTION OF SRI LANKA: A REVIEW WITH REFERENCE TO CHUNNAKKAM POWER PLANT CASE

Human life is heavily depended on the sustainability of the environment. Therefore, the right to clean environment has been recognized as one of the main aspects in the human rights context. Some countries have provided an explicit reference to the right to clean environment in their constitutions while other countries have recognized this right through the judicial interpretation of the existing constitutional provisions like equality before law and right to life.

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE ADEQUACY OF LAW RELATING TO HIRE PURCHASE IN SRI LANKA; WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE CONSUMER PROTECTION

With an increasing demand for a better life, the consumption of goods and services has been gradually raised. However, the increasing demand has not been backed up by adequate purchasing power, which transforms it into an effectual demand (Mukharjee and Hanif 1998). As a result of that, a market has been created for hire purchase (hereafter referred to as HP) system. HP is one of the most commonly used methods to purchase goods on credit. The foundation of HP agrees to purchase goods in instalments over some time.

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AN EVALUATION OF SRI LANKAN LABOUR LAW STANDARDS IN LIGHT OF THE CONVENTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION

International Labour Organization (ILO) is the UN specialized agency dealing with work and workplace issues, labour related rights and standards. Its goal is to achieve decent work for everyone benefits from working conditions that offer freedom, equity, security and human dignity. In working towards this goal ILO has certain principal objectives; to promote and realize standards, fundamental principles and rights at work, to create greater opportunities for women and men, to secure decent employment, to enhance the coverage and effectiveness of social protection for all and to strengthen the relationship between workers, employers and governments and encourage social dialogue.

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නාදුනන මළසිරුරු සම්බන්ධව සිදු කෙකෙන පශ්චාත් මෙරණ පරීක්ෂණය

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LAW RELATING TO COMPUTER CRIMES; IS IT EQUAL IN SRI LANKA AND UNITED KINGDOM?

With the passage of time, social, cultural, economic and behavioral patterns of people Started to change and as a result, level of intelligence of people too started to improve and this made them to engage in experiments which further led innovations. These innovations introduced equipment with high technology and subsequently computers were made to meet challenges of the developing world.

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ඉඩම් හා සම්බන්ධ ත්‍යාග පිළිබඳ නෛතික තත්ත්වයේ ඉතිහාසය හා බලවත් අකෘතඥතාවය මත ත්‍යාග අවලංගු කිරීම

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THE “TIMOROUS SOULS” AND “BOLD SPIRITS” – THE ROLE OF LORDS AS “GODS” IN ENSURING RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS

In terms of the Article 3 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, “In the Republic of Sri Lanka sovereignty is in the people and is inalienable. Sovereignty includes the powers of government, fundamental rights and the franchise.” (Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Art. 3) The concept of ‘Sovereignty of the People’, which is considered as the foundation of our second republican Constitution of 1978, ensures that all the governmental powers are derived from the people, and thus all the governmental agencies, legislative, executive and judiciary, are answerable to the people.

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බලතල බෙදීම සිද්ධාන්තය 1978 ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංදර්භය ඔස්සේ පිරික්සීම

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THE UNNOTICED BEAST, ANALYSIS ON THE AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY THE PORT CITY PROJECT

Planet Earth, the only planet capable of harnessing life form in this solar system, consists of an ecosystem suitable for the survival of both humans and other species. Sri Lanka, being an island nation on this blue planet holds many treasures that were given to mankind by nature. The value of these natural resources that we depend on wasrecognized for its importance not only by ArahathMahinda but many other previous kings, great warriors and people of ancient Sri Lanka.

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SITUATIONS LIKE COVID-19 AND STATE RESPONSIBILITIES ON IMPLIED RIGHTS FOR COMMON MAN

As we all as human being we are facing happiness and sadness together in our life. As because of the world order we must face everything as human. It is impossible one without another. When it comes in case of Corona Panic, it has its own logic. The fact that in the UK, due to the corona virus panic, even rolls of toilet paper disappeared from stores reminds a strange incident with toilet paper from socialist Yugoslavia. Suddenly, a rumor started to circulate that there was not enough toilet paper in the stores. Authorities quickly promised that there was enough toilet paper for normal consumption and, surprisingly, these were not only true, but most people even thought it was true.

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THE ‘TORT’ OF DEFAMATION

Most Sri Lankans are aware of the term ‘Defamation’. We might have heard about it on the news when a politician saying that he or she would sue someone over a million rupees because the latter politician had said something about the former which is offensive or unpalatable.

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PROMOTING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN

With the increasing number of refugees worldwide, children represent more than half of the refugee population. Though childhood is a critical period of accelerated growth and development, most of the refugee children experience traumatic experiences and disrupted education. As highlighted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the education of refugees is in crisis. Nevertheless, it is to be noted that access to quality education for refugee children determine the future of young refugees and has the potential to transform their lives.

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ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පවුල් නීතිය තුළ පවතින නීති පිළිගැටුම් හඳුනා ගැනීම සහ ප්‍රතිකර්ම නිර්දේශනය

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A MUCH NEEDED AMENDMENT TO THE TRUST ORDINANCE

The concept of trusts was developed in England, through the concepts of equity. According to the opinion of George W Keeton, the British law professor," Law of Trust is the golden creation of equity". And Lord Lindley has affirmed, "a trust as equitable obligation to deal with the property in a particular way". This concept of law arrived Sri Lanka via English law.

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මරණ දඬුවම ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමෙන් බල අපරාධ අවම වේද?

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TRADEMARK LAWS IN RELATION TO THE INTERNET (DOMAIN NAMES) WITH REFERENCE TO BRITISH JURISDICTION

The introductory chapter will provide you a basic idea on the definition of Trademarks and its infringements with reference to the British laws. Along with this idea this article will take lead to provide an idea about the contemporary issues raised along with the globalization in relation to the Trademark laws. Further this area is narrated focusing the infringements that happen through the internet (domain names) and the law is based on the British jurisdiction.

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RIGHT TO EDUCATION AS AN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHT IN SRI LANKA

This report explores the economic, social, cultural Right to Education in Sri Lanka. The report begins with an analysis of the Right to Education in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Then the report analyses the Right to Education as an ESCR in the South African and Colombian jurisdictions followed by an analysis of the Right to Education in Sri Lanka. Subsequently the report focuses on the international obligations undertaken by Sri Lanka pertaining to ESCRs and the judicial activism in incorporating international standards pertaining to the Right to Education in Sri Lanka.

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භාර සංකල්පයේ යෙදීම හා සංවර්ධනයට 1917 අංක 09 දරන භාර ආඥා පනත පිටිවහලක් වී තිබේද

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ළමා ශ්‍රමය හා සම්බන්ධ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ නෛතික තත්වය ප්‍රමාණවත්ද?

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හක්ගල රක්ෂිතයේ ඉරණම නීති විද්‍යාත්මක ඇසින්

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ජාත්‍යන්ත‍ර කම්කරු සංවිධානයේ හරයාත්මක ප්‍රඥප්තීන්හි ප්‍රතිපත්ති කෙතෙක් දුරට ශ්‍රී ලාංකික කම්කරු නීති හා සෙසු ශ්‍රම ප්‍රමිතීන්හි අන්තර්ගත ද ?

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A TEST OF LEGITIMACY: THE VALIDITY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTOCHTHONY IN CONTEMPORARY CONSTITUTION MAKING WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SRI LANKA

‘Autochthony’ can be identified as an exception to the generally unpredictable experiment of constitution making which came up with the desire of the dominions following Ireland or newly independent countries to be completely free from the political and legal clutches of the British Empire and create their own constitutions (Delan 1957). Political leaders of these countries with the influence of lawyers who perceived true independence to be the Constitution having homegrown roots promulgated autochthonous constitution making procedures in their countries.

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PROTECTING THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND MEDIA FREEDOM UNDER COVID-19

As the novel coronavirus has reached nearly every country on earth, there has also been mass circulation of falsehoods that have spread as fast as the virus itself. These lies have helped pave the path for the infection, and they have sewn mayhem in how societies are responding to the pandemic. Recognizing the danger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that “our enemy is also the growing surge of misinformation” (Journalism, press freedom and COVID-19, 2020).

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STREET HARASSMENT

‘Street harassment’ is a form of harassment. Primarily, sexual harassment, is use of unwanted comments, gestures, honking, catcalling, touching by strangers in public areas such as; streets, shopping malls, public transportation and rape. This study attempted to understand street harassment in Sri Lanka. Interviews were conducted using women between the ages of 18 and 50 years to understand the nature of harassment they faced.

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සියදිවි නසා ගැනීම නෛතිකමය සහ සමාජවිද්‍යාත්මක ඇසින්

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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka is a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean. Though it is true, there are some deleterious factors which caused to destroy that beauty. Among them disposal of solid waste is a major environmental issue. At present in Sri Lanka, it has become a national concern. Therefore management of solid waste is essential to overcome the problems related to solid waste.

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ONE IS NOT BORN, BUT RATHER BECOMES A WOMAN

According to Simone de Beauvoir, on her book the “Second sex”, “woman” is a concept created rather than biologically, psychologically determined. It is a construct depending on existing cultural viewpoints, stereo types, social stigma of communities which will limit and bound the female to a certain scope expecting herself to block her freedom, ironically freedom for her is a locked cage.

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HUMANS VS RIGHTS AND ARE HUMANS RIGHT?

As history with scientific evidence says we humans are six million years old and the modern form of humans only evolved about 200,000 years ago. If you as a one human being on this planet earth, took a long deep dive into the history of millions and millions of years of earth there’s no way of denying we humans are not that old. As we know civilization is only about 6,000 years old, and industrialization started in the earnest only in the 1800’s. Days after days mankind walked into many eras of development.

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නීතියෙහි අනාගතය?

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CONTEMPORARY ANALYSIS ON DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW IN SRI LANKA

Intellectual property can be defined as creations new ideas of the mind: inventions; literary and artistic works in such examples as record labels, musical piece; and symbols etc. Intellectual property can be furthermore divided into four major categories: Namely Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and Trade Secrets. Intellectual Property law governs the infringement of above said areas in order to allow original creators to get benefited from their work and keeping them motivated for further endeavors.

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සයිබර් අවකාශයේ අපරාද : සමාජීය බලපෑම හා නෛතික රාමුව

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WHY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE ABORTION LAW IN SRILANKA

Most people concur with the abortion or disagree, and few people are dubious. One side those who call themselves ‘pro-life’. They say that intentionally causes abortion is always wrong, although it may on very rare occasion. on the other side those who call themselves ‘pro-choice’ or ‘supporters of abortion rights’, and who regard intentional abortion as acceptable in some circumstances.

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