Papers by Dinushika Dissanayake
International Monitoring of Human Rights
This chapter surveys the international monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka as well as the sta... more This chapter surveys the international monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka as well as the stance adopted by the state in relation to these monitoring bodies for the year 2015.
The Law and Society at Crossroads- An Introduction to the Evolution of the Judiciary in Sri Lanka
This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plan... more This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plans of rights in the last thirty years in Sri Lanka
Writing wrongs- an analysis of the use of digital platforms as forums offering gender justice for sexual crimes in South Asia
Legal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis
Justice After Covid 19: an Analysis of the Challenges Faced by the Formal Justice Sector in Sri Lanka During a Global Pandemic
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
The formal justice sector in Sri Lanka is almost entirely reliant on physical interactions within... more The formal justice sector in Sri Lanka is almost entirely reliant on physical interactions within the courtroom. Sri Lanka has committed to providing access to justice for all under both domestic and international law. Unfortunately, substantive access to justice for all continues to elude the marginalised. The global pandemic which emerged in January 2020 has thrown a further challenge on this already burdened system. The litigants, lawyers and judges who had relied on an already flawed system are now further physically distanced from the formal justice system. This means that these actors must now seek to ensure that access to justice is restored, albeit without full physical access to courtrooms. This article examines how Covid-19 challenged the dispensation of substantive justice in the formal justice system in order to suggest ways to mitigate these challenges. It discusses the challenges faced by lawyers and litigants during the period 14 March to 15 November 2020. This includ...
The Law and Society at Crossroads- An Introduction to the Evolution of the Judiciary in Sri Lanka
South Asia Judicial Barometer, 2017
This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plan... more This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plans of rights in the last thirty years in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka State of Human Rights, 2017
Sri Lanka State of Human Rights, 2016
This chapter surveys the international monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka as well as the sta... more This chapter surveys the international monitoring of human rights in Sri Lanka as well as the stance adopted by the state in relation to these monitoring bodies for the year 2015.
South Asia Judicial Barometer, 2017
This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plan... more This chapter surveys the evolution of the judiciary in Sri Lanka and its impact on the major plans of rights in the last thirty years in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka State of Human Rights, 2008
This chapter analyses the physical integrity of the person in Sri Lanka for the year 2008 both in... more This chapter analyses the physical integrity of the person in Sri Lanka for the year 2008 both in terms of the legal regime as well as the incidents of violations of the physical integrity of the person.
Sri Lanka State of Human Rights , 2014
This chapter explores the land issues faced by internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka due to t... more This chapter explores the land issues faced by internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka due to the armed conflict in the North and East, in light of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC). It explores the domestic legal framework developed to deal with internally displaced persons, as well as the international legal regime in relation to the right to land, and Sri Lanka's obligations under these conventions, guidelines and declarations.
International Monitoring of Human Rights
Sri Lanka State of Human Rights, 2016
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Papers by Dinushika Dissanayake