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Transitional Justice in Post-war Sri Lanka: Dilemmas and Prospects – Nipunika O. Lecamwasam

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]   Polity Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.14-17 (Download PDF) Nipunika Lecamwasam’s article draws our attention to the critical question of how a transitional justice agenda is to progress in the context of competing visions for the reconciliation process. Lecamwasam thereby directs our attention to the difficulties of developing a Transitional Justice agenda… Continue reading Transitional Justice in Post-war Sri Lanka: Dilemmas and Prospects – Nipunika O. Lecamwasam

19A & the continuing power-struggle

As the 100-day programme was coming to an end, President Maithripala Sirisena confronted a significant challenge. It was about showing the people that he still was the executive president. A significant part of this challenge was about getting his pet project, the proposed 19th Amendment which sought to reduce his powers, passed in Parliament. In… Continue reading 19A & the continuing power-struggle