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;eke;a;l= jrolg jrolre jshhq;= nj oelafjs'
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f;dr;=rla fyda mdfmdpspdrKhla ,nd.eksfus woyiska fyda tu ;eke;a;d jsiska lrk,o fyda
lrk ,oehs iellrk ls%hdjla i|yd ta ;eke;a;dg ovqjus lsrsu i|ydo tu ;eke;a;d nsh
.ekajsu fyda Tyqg n, lsrsu ioydo hus rcfha ks<Odrshl= fyda ks, ;;ajfhka lghq;= lrk
fjk;a ;eke;a;l= jsiska fyda tu ;eke;a;df.a uq,a jsfuka fyda leue;a; we;sj fyda tu
;eke;a;df.a jsreoaO fkdjsu u; lrkakdjq hus ls%hdjla jOysxidj hkqfjka wr®; .kajd we;'
fuysos fuu isoaOsfhaos wod, ;reKhka fofokd w;awvx.=jg f.k fmd,sia isrueosrshg
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;yjqre js we;s nejska fuh fuu ks<Odrskag jsreoaOj fuu mkf;a 2(4 j.ka;sh hgf;a
lghq;= l,yels njg ksrslaIKh l, yel'
2.8 rdcH j.lSu yd uQ,sl whs;sjdislus iqrCIs; lsrSu
fmd,sia w;awvx.=fjs isgshoS urKhg m;ajsu ^Death in Custody) fyda w;awvx.=fjs isgshoS
jOysxidjg ,laju
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tfiake;fyd;a rule of law ys jsYd, miqnEula f,i kS;sfjsoska kS;sjsYdrohka ksr;=rej
idlpsPd lrkq ,nhs'
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w;a;fkdau;sl f,i fhdod.ekSfuka j<ld,k hdka;%khla ke;fyd;a ls%hdj,shls'
In his book The Morality of Law, American legal scholar Lon Fuller identified eight
elements of rule of law which have been recognized as necessary for a society aspiring
to institute the rule of law. Fuller stated the following:
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Amal Sudath Silva Vs Kodituwakku IP13 ysoS wOslrKh jsiska fmd,Sish rPfha tla bkao%shla
f,i wr®:.kajd we;'
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