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If the war on terrorism is to be won, America and its allies mustcoordinate their anti-terrorism policies and present a united frontin their willingness to fight terrorism on every level. Even thoughthere is a role for international conventions and treaties in sucha comprehensive campaign, they are far from being the mostimportant or effective means of combating terrorism.
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka My mother told me, decades later, that she was sure Sirisena Cooray knew I was under 18 when he let me slip into the cinema in my long-trousers for the 9:30pm show for movies that were ‘adults only’, having conspired with my father. She remembered Mr. Cooray laconically saying “wait till […]
Excerpted from the memoirs of Chandra Wickramasinghe, Retd. Addl. Secy. to the President I was a member of the Public Service Commission when President Chandirka Kumaratunga appointed me as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to France in 2001. I was fortunate to have had as my predecessor Danesan Casie Chetty, a very senior career diplomat, who had […]
Government agencies, industry, and representatives of academia from over 20 Member States of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Sri Lanka: Exploring contemporary challenges to international humanitarian law Format The Geneva Conventions enjoy universal acceptance, even seven decades after their adoption. Their integration into domestic law and military doctrine continues to prevent and minimize the human cost of armed conflict, while preserving a minimum of human dignity in times of armed conflict. However, as methods, means and geography of warfare are transformed, the implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL) faces new challenges. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration wit...