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by Dr. Lakshman Marasinghe

Aside from the political ripples that the recent decision of the Supreme Court has caused, its contribution to the Sri Lankan Law regarding constitutionalism needs to be carefully noted. First, the decision has introduced into the jurisprudence of Sri Lanka a new constitutional theory. Under that theory there are some laws which parliament is incompetent to legislate even under any amendment formula. These are laws which the courts in Sri Lanka may find as those which impinge upon the "basic features" of the constitution.
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