The 22nd Amendment, constitutional recovery and illiberal slippage

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by Dinesha Samararatne Professor, Dept. of Public & International Law, Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo and was an independent member of Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Council (Jan. 2023 to Jan. 2026). Sri Lanka’s political transition in 2024 was widely regarded as restoration of democracy, a reversal of authoritarian rule and an opportunity for […]