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3. Territory & Jurisdiction | Sri Lanka
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3.1 Authority and Sovereignty over Territory

Jurisdiction is one of the defining aspects of state sovereignty, which allow states to give effect to the sovereignty by empowering the states to affect the persons, properties, incidents and circumstances within their territory which can be exercised through the legislature, executive…

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Wickramasinghe, Bhagya and Mendis, Nishara, “3. Territory & Jurisdiction | Sri Lanka”, in: Encyclopedia of Public International Law in Asia Online, General Editor: Seokwoo Lee. Consulted online on 02 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2772-8161_EPIL_COM_3084>
First published online: 2021
First print edition: 20210922



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