| dc.description.abstract | Human beings aided trading and trafficking of endangered wild fauna
and flora acrossthe geographical borders of the countries has become a
paramount legal concern all around the world, especially for countries
like Sri Lanka that has a rich biodiversity. Several attempts were made
to prohibit and regulate the trading of such articles through multilateral
environmental agreements signed by states. In response to these
international obligations, Sri Lanka has enacted laws, established
authoritative institutions and undertaken policy measures to combat
cross border wildlife trade. These laws have been amended from time
to time in accordance with the requirements resulting in increase of
sanctions for violations. This review had utilized the doctrinal
methodology in assessing the prevailing legal framework in Sri Lanka,
relating to unregulated wildlife trade. The effectiveness of the legal
measures is still in question as the illicit wildlife trade is still happening
at an uncontrollable rate. Therefore, the existing legal regime calls for
reforms in order to preserve endangered wild life from illegal trading
in Sri Lanka | en_US |
