Dr. Samurdhi Jayamaha

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)

Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | School of Law

Career Summary

Samurdhi holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from the University of Colombo and a Master of Laws in International Commercial and Business law from University of West-London. After successfully completing the final examination for the admission of Attorenys-at-Law conducted by the Sri Lanka Law College, she was admited and enrolled as an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. In 2020, she secured a Chinese School Scholarship and China-ASEAN Legal Research Center Scholarship to pursue her Doctorate at the South-West University of Political Science and Law where she obtained a PhD in International Law, specializing in International Investment Law.

Samurdhi has experince in the legal field in various capacities such as a practicing Attorney, legal researcher and an academic. She started her career as an apprentice to a well-known President's Counsel's Chamber in Sri Lanka and continued to be a Junior Counsel for the same Counsel for three years. Then she joined a legal firm as an Associate Attorney. Her practice was mainly on Civil matters pertaining to Family Law, Labour Law, Company Law, Money Recovery, Banking Law and Commecial Law. She also has experience in Notarial and COmpany Secretarial matters. While working as a practicing Attorney she started as a part-time lecturer in law before she became a full time acadmic in year 2020. As a faculty member in the School of Law, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences she teaches civil and commercial law subjects for undergraduate law students.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD in Law, South-West University of Political Science and Law, China (2020-present)
Master of Laws (LLM), University of West-London, UK, 2019
Attorneys-At-Law Examinations, Sri Lanka Law College, Sri Lanka, 2015
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (2nd Class- Upper Division), University of Colombo, 2011-2015
Certificate Course in Anti- Terrorism Laws, South-West University of Political Science and Law, China, 2018
Certificate Course in Human Resource Management Institute of Personal Management, Sri Lanka, 2010-2011

HONOURS AND AWARDS

South-West University of Political Science and Law- Chinese School Scholarship (International Student) 2020-2023 (for the Doctoral Study)
Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship Scholarship, China
Represented Sri Lanka ‘Legal Training Course on Regional Anti-Terrorism Cooperation in Southeast and South Asia', 2018
Represented University of Colombo, Sri Lanka at the World Universities Debating Championship as a Competitive Adjudicator, Malaysia, 2013
Quarter-Finalist at the RV Debating Championship Tournament, India (2013)
Mahapola Merit Scholarship For Academic Excellence, Government Higher Education Scholarship For Undergraduates, Sri Lanka

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Private International Law, Investment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Laws on Terrorism, Labour Laws, Dispute Settlement, Cyber security Law

Memberships

Bar Association of Sri Lanka (Since 2017)

Ongoing Research

International Investment Law and Dipute Settlement

AI and Law

Waste Management and Law

My Publications

Journal Publications

Jayamaha S. " Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties Act No. 2 of 2018; Future for Sri Lanka�s Economy?� " Junior Bar e-Journal , vol.1(2019), 2019,
Jayamaha S., Ratwatte S., " Sri Lanka�s encounter with Terrorism; an Analysis of the History and Law " Journal of China Law Society, vol.1(2019), 2019,
Jayamaha S. " Reforms of Election Laws: �A hope for the better?" " Law and Society Trust , vol.2014, 2014,