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6.1 Domestic Implementation of International Treaties in Sri LankaIt is widely accepted that though international law requires a State to carry out its international obligations, it does not govern the process and patterns of incorporating international law into municipal law. As a result, States follow different processes in incorporating international law into their domestic legal system. Popularly adopted ways of incorporating international law into domestic law are explained by two schools of law, n…

IntroductionThe Democratic Socialist Republic Sri Lanka is a unitary state with a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious population. Sri Lanka has been an active participant in the international legal system since its independence from Britain (in 1948) and becoming a Republic (in 1972). Sri Lanka has usually supported most of the progressive legal developments. A number of renowned Sri Lankan experts in international law have contributed immensely in different ways and capacities fo…

2.1 Evolution and Creation of the StateSri 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 is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka is a free, independent and sovereign nation with a population of 20.3 million. Legislative power is exercised by a Parliament, which …

1.1 History of the Interactions between Sri Lanka and International Law and the International CommunitySri Lanka has been maintaining significant international diplomatic and trade relations for a long period of time. Such relations are mixed in nature, which include both positive and negative interactions with the international community. Parts of Sri Lanka were also under foreign occupation from time to time, and during those periods of occupation and/or colonization, particularly within the last 500 years,…