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‘Law Goes Green’ is an initiative by the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, which aims to create awareness and instill a sense of responsibility in undergraduates towards the environment. For nine consecutive years, Law Goes Green has been based on a wide variety of themes associated with the environment, ranging from discussing academic, legal [...]

On the 21st of July, 2023, the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo celebrated the successful inauguration of the Master of Laws by Coursework Programme 2023/2024.   The evening was graced by Chief Guest, His Lordship Honourable Justice Janak de Silva, Judge of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Guest [...]

Soft Skills Training Workshop for Non-Academic staff of Faculty of Law conducted by USAID Effective and Efficient Justice Project was held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel - Colombo

In February, the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo awarded certificates to students who successfully completed and submitted their portfolios for the CDP4Law Programme 2022 organised by the Career Guidance Unit. The event was presided over by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, who congratulated the students on their achievement and encouraged them to [...]

The Faculty of Law convened a "Dialogue between the Private Bar and Legal Academia" on the 9th of February 2023 as a part of the ongoing celebrations to mark its Diamond Jubilee. Members of the private bar and law academics were welcomed to the event by the Dean of the Law Faculty, Prof (Dr) Sampath [...]

The Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo – the premier seat of legal education in the country and the highest ranked university in Sri Lanka – had its General Convocation for graduands passing out in the year 2021 on 14 December 2022 at the Bandaranayake International Memorial Conference Hall. The ceremony was a [...]

Faculty of Law, University of Colombo emerged as the runner-up of the Henry Dunant Memorial Vernacular Moot Court Competition - 2022 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kothalawala Defense University collaboratively organized the vernacular edition of The Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Competition. The objectives of [...]

Diamond Jubilee International Research Conference 2022Faculty of Law - University of Colombo The Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka successfully held the ‘Diamond Jubilee International Research Conference’ (DJIRC) 2022 on the 3rd and 4th December 2022, in hybrid mode, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Faculty. Indeed, this conference is the flagship [...]