by Rohan Edirisinha & Asanga Welikala, Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo, 2008
Essays on Federalism in Sri Lanka is a new collection of essays and articles on the Federal idea in Sri Lanka, edited by Rohan Edrisinha and Asanga Welikala.
CPA has since its inception been at the forefront of the advocacy of federalism as a political and constitutional idea for addressing many of the constitutional problems and anomalies that characterise the Sri Lankan State.
Federalism today finds itself in need of a robust defence. Essays on Federalism in Sri Lanka brings together some of the research and conference papers, speeches, newspaper articles and opinion pieces written in support of the federal idea and federal type constitutional options for and in Sri Lanka in the recent past. The collection has the modest aim of serving as a convenient reference for arguments already made, but which are in need of reiteration.
Table of Contents & Introduction
by Rohan Edirisinha & Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 1
Sri Lanka: Constitutions Without Constitutionalism. A Tale of Three and a Half Constitutions
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 2
Gandhi Memorial Oration: A Peace with Democracy, A Peace with Dignity
by Pakiosothy Saravanamuttu
Essays on Federalism 3
The Devolution Project in Sri Lanka: Towards Two Nations in One State?
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 4
Federalism: Myths and Realities
by Rohan Edirisinha
Essays on Federalism 5
Meeting Tamil Aspirations within a United Sri Lanka: Constitutional Options
by Rohan Edirisinha
Essays on Federalism 6
An Analysis of Thimpu Talks (1985) and the PA-LTTE Talks (1994-1995): Some Lessons on Processes of Negotiation in Armed Conflict
by Ketheeswaran Loganathan
Essays on Federalism 7
Interim Political-Administrative and Constitutional Arrangements in Sri Lanka’s Peace Process: Some Issues and Scenarios
by Ketheeswaran Loganathan & Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 8
The Right to Self-Determination in International Law
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 9
Fiscal and Financial Dimensions of Federalising Sri Lanka
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 10
Federalism in Belgium: Its Elements, Advantages & Drawbacks
by Kelly Bryan
Essays on Federalism 11
Non-Territorial Federalism: A Panacea for Our Times?
by Kelly Bryan
Essays on Federalism 12
The Interim Self Governing Proposals: A Federalist Critique
by Rohan Edirisinha & Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 13
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s Breathtaking Proposals on Constitutional Reform
by Rohan Edirisinha
Essays on Federalism 14
The Long and Winding Road
by Pradeep Pieris
Essays on Federalism 15
Beyond Federalism: Liberalism’s Challenges in Sri Lanka
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 16
Ethnos or Demos: Questioning Tamil Nationalism
by Asanga Welikala
Essays on Federalism 17
Appendices
Essays on Federalism 18
Authors
Bibliography
Essays on Federalism 19