Forum on Contemporary Issues in Law (FCIL)
FCIL - 2017
Topic
Speaker
Date
1. Memorialisation
Ms. Valeria Barbeto, Researcher, Legal Anthropology, University of Beunous Aires, Argentina
27 January 2017
2. Privatisation of Higher Education: Impact of the judgment by the Court of Appeal in the SAITM case
K. Guruparan, S. Pradinath, Dr Paul Benedict, Representatives of University Trade Unions, Teacher Associations and Student Unions
3.Human Rights Documentation in a Transitional Justice Context
Dr. Nimmi Gowrinathan, Senior Research Scholar, University of California (Berkley), USA
28 Februay 2017
4. APRC: Spiriting Away the Constitution: Screening of Documentary and Discussion
Ms. Amita Arudpragasam, Formerly Private Secretary to Hon Minister of Foreign Affairs and director of the documentary.
5. Should Sri- Lanka’s Third Republican Constitution Contain Justiciable Socio Economic Rights?
6. Federalism is not Secession: Decoding the judgment of the Supreme Court in Mahindasoma v Mavai Senathirajah
04 August 2017
7. Prosecuting for Bearing Arms against the State: Combatant Status in Non International Armed Conflicts
Prof Rene Provost, McGill University
26 October 2017
8. Contemporary Developments in Commercial Law
Dr Wickrema Weerasooriya, Dr Harsha Cabraal PC, Dr. JM Swaminthan
18 November 2017