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28 Apr 2022, 3:26 pm
Sri Lankan government officials are currently in talks with the International Monetary Fund for an emergency bailout. [read post]
22 Oct 2009, 11:27 pm
[JURIST] Sri Lanka must investigate reports of human rights violations and war crimes during the last months of the internal armed civil conflict [JURIST report] by both government and rebel forces and prosecute those responsible, the US Department of State (DOS) [official website] urged [transcript] Thursday. [read post]
12 Jan 2005, 5:26 am
The UN and international relief agencies have expressed concern [UNICEF press release] about child trafficking [UNICEF backgrounder] in the chaos [read post]
9 Nov 2011, 5:21 pm
Sri Lanka Journal of International Law is honored to invite submission of papers from legal scholars, academician, legal practitioners, and legal professionals from all over the world. [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 5:49 am
This has prompted criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI), which demanded the report be made public [HRW press release; AI press release]. [read post]
12 Jul 2022, 10:53 am
In Sri Lanka we are witnessing a rebellion not only against corrupt government officials, but also against the dangerously out-of-touch worldview of the international technocracy. [read post]
10 Jan 2007, 5:15 am
"Sri Lanka retains the death penalty on its statute books, although no executions have been carried out since June 1976. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 12:26 pm
Because Sri Lanka does not participate in the International Criminal Court, the ICC does not have jurisdiction unless the U.N. [read post]
30 Mar 2021, 12:26 pm
Because Sri Lanka does not participate in the International Criminal Court, the ICC does not have jurisdiction unless the U.N. [read post]
28 Apr 2024, 10:57 am
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers on Friday approved a new legislative bill, endorsed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that will allow the state to confiscate any property or proceeds resulting from criminal activities, a spokesperson for the cabinet told local media. [read post]
7 Oct 2011, 5:52 am
The five-year plan fulfills Sri Lanka's pledge [BBC report] made in 2008 as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) [official website; UNHRC backgrounder]. [read post]
12 Jan 2024, 6:06 am
In light of the obstacles in Sri Lanka, we and CJA have sought justice in international forums. [read post]
27 May 2022, 8:22 am
Their case has attracted international attention. [read post]
6 Sep 2012, 7:19 pm
Under customary international law and longstanding U.S. practice, sitting heads of state or government are considered to have immunity from civil suits in U.S. courts. [read post]
20 Jan 2024, 9:27 am
On Monday, a joint statement signed by over 30 international organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, expressing deep concern for the “drastic intensification of anti-drug operations in Sri Lanka leading to significant human rights violations. [read post]
18 May 2009, 9:17 pm
Having the Sri Lankan government open itself now to international scrutiny would be an important step toward securing that future. [read post]
16 Apr 2022, 8:06 am
Still, the statement at least lets Sri Lanka argue that it can pledge international monetary assets through its Central Bank. [read post]
30 Jun 2019, 1:33 pm
“Application of the death penalty may also impede international cooperation in fighting drug trafficking as there are national laws that [bar] the exchange of information and extradition with countries which may impose capital punishment for the offences concerned,” the UNODC spokesman said.Criminals in Sri Lanka are regularly given death sentences for murder, rape and drug-related crimes but until now their punishments have been commuted to life in prison.Additional… [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 1:00 pm
Sri Lanka International Extradition Treaty with the United States September 30, 1999, Date-Signed January 12, 2001, Date-In-Force MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 106TH CONGRESS 2d Session SENATE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL THE WHITE HOUSE, June 27, 2000. [read post]
14 Jul 2018, 5:30 am
There were also 356 people on death row for murder, he said.Thousands of people have been killed in a war on drugs in the Philippines and scores have been killed in a similar campaign in Bangladesh.Sri Lanka, a predominantly Buddhist country, in 2015 voted in favour of a U.N. resolution for a moratorium on the death penalty.International drug smugglers have increasingly turned to Sri Lanka as a transit hub in Asia, authorities have said.But many citizens bemoan a sharp rise in all crime,… [read post]
