Deradicalization Regulations: anti-democratic executive legislation targeting minorities and political opponents
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa (Presidential Media Division - PMD) Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, last month made regulations titled Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Deradicalization Regulations) purportedly under Section 27 of the Prevention of Terrorism
US Supreme Court rules undocumented immigrants must prove eligibility for protection
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday that undocumented immigrants bear the burden of showing that they have not been convicted of a crime involving “moral turpitude,” or they will face lawful removal. Clemente Pereida, is being deported under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1952. He has lived in
Nepal Supreme Court overturns Oli’s House dissolution
Constitutional Bench has asked the government to call a House meeting within 13 days. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's December 20 decision to dissolve the House of Representatives and asked authorities to summon a meeting of the Parliament within 13 days. The
HP High Court says surrogate Mother entitled to avail maternity leave
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday, while allowing a petition, considered the question whether a woman employee, a Language Teacher on contract basis with the government, is entitled to avail maternity leave even if she is engaging surrogate parents to conceive a child? The facts of the case is that
Chhattisgarh HC moved against opening of schools by state govt without Covid vaccination
A petition has been filed in the Chhattisgarh High Court against the opening of the school by the state government without proper vaccination of students. The petition has been filed by Palak Sangh state president Nazrul Khan through advocate T.K. Jha. The petitioner challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh Government to open
TID case against Poet Ahnaf fixed for 02nd March
Sri Lanka Police Counter-terrorism and Investigation Division (TID) has filed a case against Poet Ahnaf Jazeem in Colombo Magistrate Court No.08 (Case No.B44230/08/2020) on 11th December, alleging that the poet, being a teacher employed in the School of Excellence international school, which premises was situated in a building owned by
A Prelude to the Class Approach to Jurisprudence and International Law
By Sanjaya Wilson Jayasekera* (*LL.B, LL.M, Attorney-at-law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. This piece was written in September 2018 and is dedicated to the memory of the workers who died in the worst industrial fire at Ashulia industrial zone, north of Dhaka in 2012.) Law, enforced by the State, is
Human Dignity as a normative value should buttress and inform Court decisions: SC decides
Kandawalage Don Samantha Perera Vs. Officer In Charge, Police Station, (SC FR No.296/2014, decided on 16.06.2020) Download Decided by S. Thurairaja PC. J with Priyantha Jayawardena PC J, L.T.B.Dehideniya J agreeing. Articles 11, 12(1), 13(1), 13(2) and 13(3) of the Constitution; theft and desertion of the army; arrest; manner of arrest whether
Dona Chathurika Silva Vs. Hettiarachchi, Secretary – Ministry of Education & Others (18.06.2020)
Dona Chathurika Silva Vs. Hettiarachchi, Secretary – Ministry of Education & Others [Case No: SC/FR/222/2018 & 223/18 Decided on 18.06.2020] Download By Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, J, with Vijith K. Malalgoda, PC, J & E.A.G.R. Amarasekera, J agreeing. Admission of Children of Judicial officers to Grade 1 of State Schools; judicial officers not
Dr.Weerasooriya Vs. Wijeweera, Director General of Customs & Others (22.06.2020)
Dr. P. B. Weerasooriya Vs. J.P.Wijeweera, Director General of Customs & Others [Case No. C.A. (Writ) 2S9/2014, Decided On: 22.06.2020] Download Judgement by Janak De Silva J, N. Bandula Karunarathna J agreeing. Article 10 of CO; Subsequent approval by the Cabinet, whether the Minister's order is valid; meaning of nullity in administrative