The 13th Amendment Land & Police – averting chaos
13th Amendment was signed on 14 Nov 1987. Sri Lanka had several choices over the years – it could have used 2/3 majority in Parliament to annul it altogether or it could have brought...
Category: Constitution Related
Why can’t the Sinhalese demand separate provincial councils too?
The Indo-Lanka Accord signed under duress in July 1987 with even Prabakaran held virtual hostage in Delhi until Rajiv Gandhi returned from Colombo to New Delhi, does not mention a word about 13a...
What Sri Lanka must tell India regarding Indo-Lanka Accord / 13a & Devolution
Prabakaran was not privy to the contents of the Indo-Lanka Accord drafted by India Prabakaran did not demand Indo-Lanka Accord (in fact he did not know its contents. Prabakaran was not shown...
Make Party Manifestos Legally Binding on Political Parties/Individuals
Prior to elections, political parties prepare party manifestos laying out what they propose to do once in power. It is in presenting their proposals before the people, that they appeal for votes. The people...
GoSL & Diplomatic Community is going behind TNA/ITAK which hardly has 2% of Tamil mandate
How many would agree that the views of Tamils in Sri Lanka has been hijacked by parties like ITAK & its umbrella group TNA? With 2.2million registered Tamils (of which many are registered...
Practical solutions to protect your land from fraud in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has 4 land registers & successive governments continue to pass amendments without passing 2 simple insertions that would protect land owners & their lands including State land. Whether this is being...
The Controversy over Dual Citizenship in Sri Lanka’s Parliament
It is very clear that the drama over dual citizenship came with ulterior motive to initially prevent Gotabaya Rajapakse from contesting Presidential Elections. This was why the 19a was hurriedly passed in March...
President Ranil Wickremasinghe – ask 225 MPs, Public Servants, Chairmans/DGs to present affidavits to confirm they are not dual citizens
The 19a passed in April 2015 included clause that no MP could be a dual citizen. The then President & the Election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya failed to ascertain whether nominees to...
Study Circle Legal team says Bim Saviya is an economic burden to the GoSL
The Government and the Central Bank must rethink before investing foreign funds on a program that has failed and will require over 50 years to complete. “’Bim Saviya’ Title Registration Act’s 24-year reign...
Sri Lanka Study Circle (Legal Team): Q&A on Impact of Bim Saviya
The Legal Team at Sri Lanka Study Circle were approached & requested to place their view & opinion regarding the impact of Bim Saviya & its link to MCC & the manner...
