Justice under the Dalada: Maha Nāduwa and the Return of Buddhist Jurisprudence in Sri Lanka
Thursday, April 17th, 2025Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka’s current judicial system stems from Judicature Act 2 of 1978 influenced by English & Roman-Dutch Law a carry-forward from Dutch to British colonial rule. Unfortunately, the leaders of post-independence forgot or ignored Sri Lanka had its own distinct Sinhala legal system. The Maha Naduwa was the Buddhist jurisprudence tribunal of […]
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