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Schonthal's "Courts, Constitutions and Karma"
Benjamin Schonthal, University of Otago, has published Courts, Constitutions and KarmaBuddhism, Law and the Practices of Legal Pluralism in Sri Lanka (Cambridge University Press). It appears in Cambridge Studies in Law and Society, a series edited by Mark Fathi Massoud, University of California, Santa Cruz, and Jens Meierhenrich, London School of Economics and Political Science:...
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(Part II) Book Review: Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia
Continuing the discussion on the book- “Intellectual Property Debates in South Asia“, edited by Dr. Pratyush Nath Upreti, Akshat Agrawal reviews part II of the book (Intellectual Property Developments in South Asia) and examines how South Asian IP regimes are shaped and constrained by the imperative to align with TRIPS, often at a high developmental,...
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Notes from a Foreign Field: The Speaker, the Judicial Service Commission, and Judicial Independence in Sri Lanka [Guest Post]
[This is a guest post by Sanjit Dias.] The speaker of the parliament of Sri Lanka recently made a ruling which addressed issues of the independence of the judiciary vis-à-vis the judicial service commission (JSC), and the separation of powers. In this post, I argue that the ruling (a) is incorrect in characterising the functions...
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Sri Lanka’s Restructuring Plan Is Here to Stay (US)
In March 2022, the International Monetary Fund (the “IMF”) assessed Sri Lanka’s public debt to be unsustainable after the country entered the pandemic with thin reserve buffers, high debt levels, and no fiscal space. The IMF’s determination prompted Sri Lanka to begin restructuring its debt the following month. As part of that process, Sri Lanka...
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Immigration Article of the Day: The Suspension Clause after Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam by Jonathan Hafetz
The Suspension Clause after Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam by Jonathan Hafetz, St. John’s Law Review , Vol. 95, No. 2, 2022 Abstract This article examines the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Department of Homeland v. Thuraissigiam. In Thuraissigiam, the Court upheld Congress’s elimination of habeas corpus review over a challenge by an asylum...
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Fires at Sea: An ever-increasing hazard after 5 000 years of shipping
On 18 May 2021, the fire and resultant probable loss of the brand new container ship, the mv X-Press Pearl, along with all her cargo off Sri Lanka is a timely reminder of the devastating effect of fires at sea on seafarers and ships. It is also a continuing reminder of the ever-increasing hazard caused...
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Top Global Risks of 2020: Terrorism
Terrorism, though far from a new concept, has thus far defied a singular or cohesive definition. For the purposes of assessing its risk outlook, though, terrorism can be defined as a violent act with a political, religious, or ideological motivation, targeting a civilian population. Globally, terrorism has been on the decline for several years. 2019 saw the continued weakening of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the terrorist organization’s leader....
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Sri Lankan government partially rolls back $50 casino entry fee; announces ban on cricket betting outlets
The Sri Lankan government has clarified in parliament that the proposed US$50 entry fee on players wishing to play in casinos would only apply to local residents. Last month, the country’s finance minister Mangala Samaraweera had announced a 5o dollar entry fee on guests wishing to play in casinos as well as drastic hikes in...
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Sri Lanka drastically hikes casino license fee and taxes; introduces $50 entry fee
The Sri Lankan government has announced a drastic increase in annual license fees and taxes for casinos. The announcement of the steep hike was made by the country’s finance minister Mangala Samaraweera in the annual budget presented in parliament earlier this week. As per the announcement, the annual license fees for casinos is hiked from...
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Commission adopts further Delegated Regulation amending list of high-risk third countries under MLD4
The European Commission (Commission) has adopted Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/… of 13 December 2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 supplementing the Fourth Money Laundering Directive (4MLD). The Commission Delegated Regulation makes amendments to the table in point I of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 by adding Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and...