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2. Statehood & Sovereignty | Sri Lanka
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2.1 Evolution and Creation of the State

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island …

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Seneviratne, Wasantha and Thilakarathna, Akalanka, “2. Statehood & Sovereignty | Sri Lanka”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 08 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_3083>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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