| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 39 pages) : illustrations, color map |
| Series |
Asia report ; no. 172 |
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ICG Asia report ; no. 172.
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| Contents |
Executive summary and recommendations -- Introduction -- Legacy of diminishing independence -- Jurisdictional constraints on the courts -- Political influences on the judiciary -- Failure to protect fundamental rights -- The Supreme Court, executive power and terrirotial integrity -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Sri Lanka's judiciary is failing to protect constitutional and human rights. Rather than assuaging conflict, the courts have corroded the rule of law and worsened ethnic tensions. Rather than constraining militarization and protecting minority rights, a politicised bench under the just-retired chief justice has entrenched favoured allies, punished foes and blocked compromises with the Tamil minority. Its intermittent interventions on important political questions have limited settlement options for the ethnic conflict. Extensive reform of the judicial system -- beginning with a change in approach from the newly appointed chief justice -- and an overhaul of counterproductive emergency laws are essential if the military defeat of the LTTE is to lead to a lasting peace that has the support of all ethnic communities.--Executive summary |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 12, 2010) |
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"30 June 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Sri Lanka
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Law -- Sri Lanka
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Law.
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Sri Lanka -- Politics and government -- 1978- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85127143
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| Subject |
Sri Lanka.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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