| dc.description.abstract | Representative democracy arose as a
result of the expansion of the population but in
antiquity, there was direct democracy where
every citizen participated in law-making for their
Common Good. This study identifies the judicial
body of the government that enforces the
principles of the Rule of Law that has adopted
direct democracy to a certain extent in the late
20th century, by allowing elected officials in society
with real interest to represent another for the
Common Good. A number of Case Studies in Sri
Lanka and around the world support this thesis
statement. With this study, it is evident that this
concept primarily arises under Fundamental
Right petitions and Writ cases that are called
against the whims and fancies of the
administrative authority in subjectively using
their vested discretionary power disregarding the
Common Good. These authorities are given power
under the Rule of Law to fulfill the desires of the
citizens for the betterment of the state. This
qualitative research is primarily supplemented by
case laws, and it successfully concludes that the
Rule of Law has been a paramount factor and the
essence of the concept of Common Good. It is
evident with the decided cases where the court has
considered the Common Good and the future
public benefit of the people by compelling the
administrative authorities even when the
applicant was in lack of locus standi. | en_US |
