Towards a comprehensive national policy on social care - Part 1
At an informal consultation on promoting the
rights of children held in September with the Secretary to the
Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Empowerment in the chair,
it was decided to prepare a discussion document to assist with the
formulation of policy in this field.
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Parliament, Executive and Judiciary should act
within their own powers:
Parliament not answerable to Judiciary - Former CJ Sarath N.
Silva
Power rests with the people:
There is no law in this country defining the
Appellate Court’s jurisdiction to issue writs. What is in practice
in the nation is the British Common Law of Parliament that the
Judiciary could never issue writs to Parliament.
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Opinion
Expose:
The dual role of Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake
The Chief Justice (CJ) of a country is the
highest judicial officer in the land. From such a person, it is fair
for the public to expect a standard of conduct that is above
reproach. As a result, the CJ would be expected to display the
highest degree of honesty and integrity.
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When Defence Secretary narrowly escaped an LTTE
assassination bid six years ago:
His determination grew stronger
Sri Lanka's history would never have been
rewritten and we would still be subjected to indiscriminate bombings
and massacres had the LTTE been successful with their suicide
mission at Piththala Junction, Colombo six years ago.
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