Constitutional Conversations, a book by Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne PC, a constitutional expert and former MP, was launched at the National Library and Documentation Services Board Auditorium on Thursday, July 16, in the presence of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, present and past parliamentarians, eminent lawyers, and other invitees. They commended the [...]
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Constitutional Conversations, a book by Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne PC, a constitutional expert and former MP, was launched at the National Library and Documentation Services Board Auditorium on Thursday, July 16, in the presence of Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, present and past parliamentarians, eminent lawyers, and other invitees.
They commended the book, which discusses constitutional law, as a volume written by someone who had “a ringside view of the trajectory of Sri Lanka’s constitution over three decades”, having been an architect of the 2015 Nineteenth Amendment, among other achievements.
Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne (left) presenting a copy of the book to Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena at the launch
Speaking at the event, Saliya Pieris PC, former president of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, said that Dr Wickramaratne, through his book, shows the way towards a constitution that “will truly uphold the ideals of democracy and constitutionalism”. He said the book is an offering by one who “had experienced at first hand the successes, hopes, fears, disappointments and the unfulfilled promises of the constitution-making process”.
Prof. Dinesha Samararatne of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, said the book is invaluable in “providing information, insights and explanations on significant constitutional developments that have hitherto only been available anecdotally”.
Constitutional Conversations, published by Lake House Printers,ispriced at Rs. 4750 and available at all leading bookshops.
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