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SC grants leave to proceed on FR cases against Emergency
The Supreme Court yesterday granted leave to proceed in three Fundamental Rights applications challenging the current Emergency Regulations. Namini Panditha and Rusiru Egodage, the conveners of the Liberal Youth Movement, were the petitioners in Application No...
The People’s Platform: Parliamentary Sovereignty in motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Thh_pbvoQs
Face the Nation TV1: Uprising forces out President, but has it left the system in crisis?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYa0dCxCjuE&t=1s
NewslineSL | Attorney-at-law Dr. Gehan Gunatilleke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H79SBEZkhpI
Sri Lankan president ‘Gota’ clings on to power despite violent protests and new PM
An injured Buddhist monk is carried away after attacks by government supporters on protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, last Monday. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Article in The Guardian
Explained: What is happening in Sri Lanka?
There is no viable solution involving the current president, an interim government under him will lack legitimacy, says constitutional expert Gehan Gunatilleke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSpIZx9ieH8 Original post: Scroll.in
Sri Lanka’s prime minister steps down after deadly clashes in Colombo
Sri Lankan police help an injured protester during May 9 clashes between government opponents and supporters near the prime minister's house in Colombo. (EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) (Chamila Karunarathne/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) Article in the Washington Post
Unclear medicine pricing in Sri Lanka: The cost to the consumer
by Sakeena Razick The current economic crisis has resulted in severe shortages of vital medicines. Among demands for food, fuel, and power, is the clear public demand for a restoration of medical supplies within the country. But what if the problem runs much deeper...
The role of Constitutional Amendments in the economic crisis and its resolution
By Sumudu Chamara At a time when the present Government has expressed some support for a 21st Amendment to the Constitution, there should be a discussion on what is intended to be achieved through this measure, especially as far as the changes that need to be done to...
Regulation of the Insurance Industry in Sri Lanka
Partner Ranil Angunawela addressed the National Law Conference on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the banking and insurance sectors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8A0BaQI8KA
NewslineSL | Human rights violations add to SL’s woes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWIlMy-KB_8&t=2s
SC grants leave to proceed with FR petitions challenging emergency law
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today granted leave to proceed with four Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions that were filed challenging the Gazette Extraordinary declaring a Public Emergency on 01 April 2022. Three of the four FR petitions were filed by journalists Roel...
The People’s Forum: Episode 1 – The People’s Mandate and the Journey Ahead
LexAG partner Gehan Gunatilleke appeared on NewsFirst's first episode of The People's Forum alongside Dr. Dinesha Samararatne (University of Colombo) and Ambika Satkunanathan (former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission). The panel discussed Sri Lanka's...
Pricing under NMRA Act: Does it impede access to medicines?
By Ranil Angunawela and Malsirini de Silva The current shortage of various medicines in the market has thrown into sharp focus the regulatory regimes affecting the availability of medicines in Sri Lanka. It has also raised the issue of whether such a regulatory regime...
42 years later: does SL need the PTA?
Gehan Gunatilleke in conversation with Faraz Shauketaly on NewsFirst Newsline on 31 January 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG7JMY8zdo0