Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry (2007): Did it Amount to a Fair Hearing?

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Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry (2007): Did it Amount to a Fair Hearing?
Abstract
In this paper, the aim is to assess the procedure of the recent Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry and to provide a substantive legal critique of the conflict of interest that troubled the Commission. Divided in four sections, the article provides a general introduction on the recent Commission of Inquiry and its observing body, the act in which it is grounded, the Presidential Warrant that created it, the visible conflict of interests regarding the Attorney General’s Office in serious violations of human rights and the alleged bias in the proceedings of the Commission, especially in the case about the killing of 17 aid workers of an international non-governmental organization and the killing of five students. In conclusion, a case for the existence of the apparent bias will be made, not because of the ‘actual and legal’ role of the Sri Lankan Attorney General, but because of the practical realities of Sri Lanka.
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SSRN Scholarly Paper
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1437562
Place
Rochester, NY
Date
2009-07-22
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8/29/23, 4:43 PM
Short Title
Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry (2007)
Language
en
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Social Science Research Network
Citation
Xavier, S. (2009). Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry (2007): Did it Amount to a Fair Hearing? (SSRN Scholarly Paper 1437562). https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=1437562
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