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SL-born Prof. Antony Anghie honoured for stellar contributions to international law

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1 year ago

February 25, 2023

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Sri Lankan-born, Harvard-educated Professor Antony Anghie has been conferred the prestigious Manley O. Hudson Medal by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) for his exceptional contributions to scholarship and achievement in international law.

Born in Sri Lanka and an intellectual heavyweight in the field of international law, Prof. Anghie is only the second Asian to receive this prestigious accolade.

The Law professor at the National University of Singapore (NSU) joins the ranks of legal luminaries who have received the award such as Judge Stephen Breyer, former Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court; Sir Robert Jennings and Dame Rosalyn Higgins, former Presidents of the International Court of Justice; renowned transnational law academic Prof Philip C. Jessup; and pioneering human rights scholar Prof Louis Henkin.

Prof. Anghie is a pioneering and leading authority on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) – an important field of scholarship which studies the inequalities of the international legal order.

Prof. Anghie said, “This is a very unexpected honour because my arguments were viewed as radical and challenging at the time I first made them. It was a struggle to get my book published. But I was fortunate to be able to take time over my scholarship.”

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Ranil will have to bring down voters from India also – AKD

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15 mins ago

May 1, 2024

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National People’s Power (NPP) leader – Anura Kumara Dissanayake severely criticized Tourism Board officials receiving the Indian singers who arrived in Sri Lanka to perform at the UNP May Day musical extravaganza.

Questioning whether the UNP May Day rally was an event of the Tourism Board, Mr. Dissanayake said, President Ranil will have to bring down voters from India just like he brought down the singers from India.

The NPP leader was speaking thus at the May Day rally held in Matara today.

The prevailing situation is due to the lack of discipline and organisational strength, he pointed out.

He pledged that this was the last May Day being marked under corrupt, criminals and rulers who drove the country to its knees and bankruptcy.

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Unable to increase daily wage – Plantation owners

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25 mins ago

May 1, 2024

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Plantation owners have stated that they are unable to increase the minimum daily wage of estate workers.

Earlier today (April 30), the government issued a gazette notification increasing the daily wage of estate workers to Rs. 1700.

According to the planters’ association, the gazette has been issued with no final discussion with them and therefore, they are to seek legal redress to revoke the gazette.

According to a representative of the association, a special discussion in this regard will be held in Colombo tomorrow (May 02).

(Source : Lankadeepa)