Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) intervened on the question of the scope of the Supreme Court?s consultative jurisdiction under Article 129 of the Constitution. The question arose in the case of the President’s reference to the court regarding the Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2003 (The Tax Amnesty Reference). Written submissions tendered to the court on behalf of CPA can be accessed here.
Scope of the Supreme Court’s consultative jurisdiction under Article 129 of the Constitution
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 Mandate, Process and an Interim Constitution as Modus Vivendi is an article by Asanga Welikala, Research Associate, Legal & Constitutional Unit, on the recent debate on the abolition of the executive presidency and the extra-constitutional modalities for constitutional change. The article first appeared in the author?s column in the Daily Mirror newspaper of 6th and 13th March 2004.
Mandate, Process and an Interim Constitution as Modus Vivendi
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 Memorandum submitted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) to the Task Force on Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN). An Executive Summary of the Memorandum and a summary of CPA recommendations are also available. The Report on the workshop held on 20th January 2005 entitled ?Post-Tsunami Reconstruction of Sri Lanka: Structures and Processes?.
Memorandum to the Task Force on Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN)
Memorandum to the Task Force on Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN)
Memorandum to the Task Force on Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN)
Memorandum to the Task Force on Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN)
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 Memorandum submitted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) on 'Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster'. An Executive Summary of the memorandum and the Summary of CPA Recommendations are also available. The Report of the workshop held on 28th January 2005 is also available.
Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster
Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster
Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster
Land Issues Arising from the Ethnic Conflict and the Tsunami Disaster
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 Parliament passed a resolution approving the declaration of a state of emergency on Friday the 11th of February 2005. The concerns with regard to the declaration of emergency ostensibly to facilitate post-tsunami reconstruction is addressed in this article. The process by which the state of emergency came into being is considered by Asanga Welikala (Research Associate, Legal and Constitutional Unit)
State of emergency and post-tsunami reconstruction
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 Issues paper presented at the Consultation organised by the Centre for Policy Alternatives on the proposed Coastal Conservation Zone held on 9th March 2005.
Issues paper on the proposed Coastal Conservation Zone
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 21 August, 2007 A quarterly newsletter on IDP issues has been produced by CHA, CPA and HRC NPDS for IDPs Project. The newsletter is available in English in Issue 1 (560 kb), Issue 2 (415 kb) and Issue 3 (430 kb) and in Tamil (1 mb).
A quarterly newsletter on IDPs
A quarterly newsletter on IDPs
A quarterly newsletter on IDPs
A quarterly newsletter on IDPs