https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/3874 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:20:08 GMT 2026-04-22T01:20:08Z https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2224 Let Them Dutifully Maintain Their Parents: An Overview of the Reciprocal Rights of a Parent to be Maintained by Their Offspring Under Sri Lankan Legal System Sathiyaseelan, J Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2224 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2220 Local Democracy: The Reality of the Electoral System of Local Authorities in Sri Lanka Puwanitha, Selvaraj This study critiques the reality of the overall nature, content and scope of the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Act no 22 of 2012 and the subsequent amendments thereto, in light of the concept of local-level democracy. The quality of democracy at the initiative level depends not only on the strength and the coherence of the parties, and the party system but also on the quality of the elections themselves. Therefore, this article aims to analyse the extent to which the provisions of the Act and the system of election complies with the requirements of democracy. This research is conducted as a literature review based on secondary sources using an interpretative approach to support the arguments on theoretical and doctrinal concepts. Moreover, the author followed a qualitative approach to explain her stance in this regard. In order to address the research question, the author critically analyses the provisions of the relevant Acts and its application in reality, which are lacking or seems to be lacking in adherence to the concept of democracy. As a result, the author finds that the system experimented in the last local authorities election(2018) delineate the delinquency of tenaciousness to the said requirements to perpetuate a democratic society and therefore, comes up with a proposal on how to shape up the legislation to vouch for accountability at the local level of governance to enhance the local democracy. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2220 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2098 Let Them Dutifully Maintain Their Parents: An Overview of the Reciprocal Rights of a Parent to be Maintained by Their Offspring Under Sri Lankan Legal System Sathiyaseelan, J Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2098 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2097 The Right to an Informed Decision and its Lagging Legal Protection Premaratne, Upeka An informed decision is when an agent makes a substantive choice made with a reasonable understanding of the potential benefits, detriments and risks involved with the outcome of each available option along with awareness of any relevant circumstances. It is an important aspect of modern life on numerous occasions such as medical treatment, business transactions and life choices. The right to an informed decision during medical treatment and scientific research has long been recognized by the Nuremburg Code and Helsinki Declaration as amended in 2013. Similarly the Section 3 (c) of the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection of 1999 recognizes the right of informed choice in consumer affairs. However, legal protection for the informed decision during general life choices is still lacking. When a superficial decision allows someone to profit at the expense of the agent, denial of an informed decision that could potentially serve the best interest of the agent becomes a common malicious occurrence. This paper looks at the protection the law can offer in such a situation. The proposed solutions to remedy this include the use of a two point legal test and declaration of the informed decision as a fundamental rights. The methodology involves the use of ethics to analyze the violation of an informed decision, survey of existing methods of protecting the informed decision and formulation of a solution through jurisprudence. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/2097 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z