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Constitution building in 2017 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field Dr Asanga Welikala, 29 August 2017
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Constitution building in 2016 through the lens of ConstitutionNet’s Voices from the Field 
Sri Lanka Opposition Leader urges all parties to cooperate on adopting a new constitution5 February
Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition and the leader of the main Tamil party, Tamil National alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthan says failure of the successive governments …
Sri Lanka's top court says Presidential term only five years17 January
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has informed President Maithripala Sirisena that he can serve a presidential term of five years and not six, following an inquiry made…
Op-ed: Sri Lankans misunderstand the relationship between legal theory and political practice in constitution-making13 December 2017
It’s difficult to see how a constitution can be drafted without consensus on the issue of executive presidency- Dr. Asanga Welikala
It is silly in the extreme…
Sri Lanka's Bar Association warns constitution proposals lead to federalism26 October 2017
Sri Lanka's Bar Association of Lawyers on Monday expressed concern that the constitutional amendments currently being proposed will allow for a federal structur…
Influential Buddhist council says no to new Sri Lanka's Constitution19 October 2017
An influential Buddhist council has decided to oppose a new Constitution for Sri Lanka saying there was no requirement for a new Constitution.
The Joint Sangh…
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