August 2019
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI’s Adam Collins breaks down the details of the proposed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact programme in Sri Lanka, and highlights the implications for the country.
July 2019
Reading Time: 3 min read LKI recently interviewed Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, LKI’s Executive Director, to understand Brexit and its implications for Sri Lanka.
May 2019
Reading Time: < 1 min read Prof. Natalie Klein underlines the continued importance of UNCLOS for the Indian Ocean, and identifies a series of emerging issues and possible responses.
March 2019
Reading Time: 10 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena and Shihan Maharoof examine the key aspects of money laundering, the emerging challenges and its impact in Sri Lanka. This Explainer also looks at the vital domestic and international legal instruments in force to combat money laundering.
January 2019
Reading Time: 2 min read Dr. Naazima Kamardeen and Dr. Dinusha Panditaratne examine Sri Lanka’s experience with foreign investment litigation in international tribunals.
Reading Time: 7 min read LKI spoke with Dr. Selim Raihan from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to discuss regional integration in South Asia, and evaluating the impact of infrastructure investments like the BRI.
November 2018
Reading Time: 10 min read LKI’s Adam Collins and Pabasara Kannangara explains the IMF’s function, governance and the current state of IMF loans to Sri Lanka.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI spoke with Professor Lutz-Christian Wolff, Wei Lun Professor of Law and Dean of the Graduate School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, about investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms in international agreements.
Reading Time: 5 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena examines the key aspects of the Convention on Cybercrime, a vital international legal instrument to regulate cybercrime, which Sri Lanka is party to.
October 2018
Reading Time: 13 min read LKI’s Myra Sivaloganathan explores the legal concept of ‘Freedom of Navigation’ and considers the role of Sri Lanka in enforcing it across the Indian Ocean.
