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Sunday, 24 November 2002 |
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The 19th Amendment and the Supreme Court 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. Other Stories |
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