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Prof. Naganathan Selvakkumaran

Head | School of Law

Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | School of Law

Career Summary

*  SERVED AS A SENIOR LECTURER & HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW IN THE FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO DURING A PERIOD SPANNING OVER FORTY YEARS; DURING THIS PERIOD, WAS THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW FOR TWELVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS FROM 2000 TO 2012 AND HAD ACTED FOR THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS.

* MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL OF THE PARLIAMENT OF SRI LANKA;

* MEMBER OF THE LAW COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA; ACADEMIC SYNDICATE OF THE INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RESOURCE ADVANCEMENT;

* CONSULTANT TO THE NATIONAL LANGUAGES EQUALITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (CANADIAN GOVT FUNDED PROJECT IN SRI LANKA); SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR, UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO; A MEMBER OF THE PANEL OF EXPERTS ASSISTING THE PARLIAMENTARY STEERING COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM 

FORMERLY 

-- CHAIRMAN OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA;

-- MEMBER OF MANY STATUTORY BODIES, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM IN SRI LANKA;  

-- MEMBER, HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA;

-- MEMBER, OFFICIAL LANGUAGES COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA; PUBLIC ENTERPRISES COMMISSION;

-- MEMBER, BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE;

-- MEMBER, POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE;

-- MEMBER, POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES;

-- MEMBER, BOARD OF STUDY OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES;

-- MEMBER, SRI LANKA FOUNDATION;

-- MEMBER, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ELDERS;

-- MEMBER, NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL;

-- MEMBER, PUBLIC REPRESENTATIONS COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

*  LL.B. (SECOND CLASS HONS); M.PHIL IN LAW

 * ATTORNEY-AT-LAW (HONOURS)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

*  HONOURED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN IN SRI LANKA FOR RENDERING LONG SERVICE TO THE JAPAN-SRI LANKA BUNKA AWARD COMMITTEE.

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

*  PUBLIC LAW (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; CONSTITUTIONA LAW; PROVINCIAL COUNCIL LAW; LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW); FUNDAMENTAL/HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; LANGUAGE RIGHTS LAW;

* INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAW;

* ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; LAND LAW; LEGAL METHOD; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.

Memberships

*  LIFE MEMBER OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA

* MEMBER, REGIONAL CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, SRI LANKA

 

Ongoing Research

*  EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGISLATIVE DEVOLUTION IN SRI LANKA - MAPPING & EVALUATING THE PROVINCIAL COUNCILS STATUTES

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