AALCO makes rich and varied contribution to jurisprudence

There is a significant lacuna in international law and practice with regard to the retention of ransom money. Today the people who benefit from piracy are not principally the pirates themselves but the people who organize these criminal activities. It has been found exceedingly difficult under current international practice to follow the money that is paid as ransom,

Full Story

The Morning Inspection

Take rock and shatter the mirror we are both resident in

The fascination with the false dichotomy of ‘you and I’ and of course with ‘mirrors’ and the seeming contradiction of the constant disavowal with word of their own utility (incessantly calling for silence) are recurrent themes in Rumi’s poetry. The beloved is Shams and it is also Rumi. God, as referred, is not an entity that is external but is one that is resident within patiently awaiting acknowledgment,

Full Story

Socio-political dimension of English in Sri Lanka

Revisiting the four principles underpinning the Presidential Initiative: English as a Life Skill:

English skills are in great demand in Sri Lankan society and almost all people want to know English. This is largely because of the sociological value placed on English in our society. It is also because of its increasing requirement as a qualifier for employment. Its growing relevance for accessing knowledge and information from an increasingly globalized outside world also cannot be denied,

Full Story