Right to Information Commission
Legislation:
• Right to Information Act (2016)
Literature: after 'Police Women and Children's Desk'
• Study on Police, Women and Children’s Desks, (CENWOR) cited earlier
• S.Goonesekere and C. Gunaratne cited earlier. P. 79-81
• K. Wijetilleke and C. Gunaratne, Domestic Violence in Sri Lanka CENWOR (2002) p.80
National Child Protection Authority (NCPA)
Legislation:
• National Child Protection Authority Act (1998)
Human Rights Commission and NCPA
• S. Goonesekere, L Senanayake and H. de Silva cited earlier p. 50-52
Constitution
19th Amendment to the Constitution
a) Courts of Law:
• Ch. VIIA S.41 (c) (1) S. 41(c) 4
• Schedule Part I (a) (b) (c)
b) Human RightsCommission
• Ch. VIIA Art 41 B(1) Schedule (e)
c) Attorney General and Inspector General of Police
• 41( c) (1) Schedule Part II (a)(c)
• S. Goonesekere, Attorney General and the Constitution, Kanchana Abeypala Memorial Lecture,
Sarvodaya, Nov. 25 1994
7. International Law
Literature
• S. Goonesekere, L. Senanayake and H. de Silva cited earlier p.31-34, 38-40.
• Review of Implementation of Beijing Platform for Action, CENWOR (2015)
Chapter I Human Rights of Women p.161 at 174-175.
• R.K.W. Goonesekere, Comment on Singarasa Case, in CEDAW:A Manual. CENWOR (2005) p.15
Legislation and Policy Harmonizing International Law with Treaties ratified by Sri Lanka.
• ICCPR – ICCPR Act 2007, Right to Information Act (2016)
• ICESCR – ICCPR Act 2007 s.6.
• CEDAW – Women’s Rights Charter (1993) (policy)
Penal Code Amendment (1995)(2006)
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