Constitutional and Political Reform
Discussion of constitutional amendments and political reforms in Sri Lanka, including impacts on judicial independence and India-Sri Lanka relations regarding devolution and provincial governance.
India's got a three-year deadline to convince Sri Lanka to decentralize while Sri Lanka's busy asking lawyers to explain the 22nd amendment like it's a riddle wrapped in a constitutional mystery—turns out "pragmatic adaptation" is diplomat-speak for "we'll just wait and see what happens." Meanwhile, the legal fraternity's still googling "judicial independence" like it's a IKEA instruction manual nobody can assemble.
#India’s approach to #SriLanka’s devolution is becoming more pragmatic: support for provincial elections remains, but #Delhi is adapting to #Colombo’s constitutional agenda. With three years left, the window for reform is narrowing: @gs_aditya & Kriti Khanduri
There is one Q that no member of legal fraternity of #SriLanka has been able to reply to me: Exactly HOW does 22 nd amendment impact on judicial independence? It is the responsibility of the person asserting the argument to give detailed reasons HOW independence is impacted. https://t.co/ofJ7rUEnZk