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ACHRML Award Ceremony
Jun
27

ACHRML Award Ceremony

The Faculty of Law Empowers Another Batch of Human Resources Managers: ACHRML Award Ceremony 2021   The Award Ceremony of the Advanced Certificate in Human Resource Management Law (ACHRML) for those who followed the course in 2021 was held at the Board Room of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo under the auspices of [...]
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Winners of the Debatinators 22 Debate Championship
Jun
16

Winners of the Debatinators 22 Debate Championship

We are pleased to announce that the University of Colombo Debating Team has won the overall title of Debatinators 22 ', an Inter-University Debating Competition organized by the Leo Club of the University of Kelaniya. We extend our warmest congratulations to the winning team and appreciate your commitment to our University . Winning Team : [...]
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6th Research Forum of the Dept. of Public and International Law
Jun
16

6th Research Forum of the Dept. of Public and International Law

6th Research Forum of the Dept. of Public and International Law on “The crossroad of International Criminal Law and P犀利士 ublic International Law, and the activation of the ICC’s jurisdiction over the Crime of Aggression”. The Department of Public and International Law organized its 6th Research Discussion Forum on the 25th of May 2022 From [...]
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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022
Apr
25

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022

Uoc Team qualifies to the Advanced Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022 Amaya Fernando, Daniella Perera, Mahin De Silva, Rushmi Wickramagamage and Sandun Batagoda representing the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo qualified for the Advanced Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2022. The [...]
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UoC Team advances to the Semi-Final of the Jean Pictet Competition -2022
Apr
05

UoC Team advances to the Semi-Final of the Jean Pictet Competition -2022

The Jean-Pictet Competition enables students to become better acquainted with international humanitarian law, using simulated events and role-playing based on fictitious situations of armed conflict. The prestigious competition is significantly different from other international law competitions as it aims to take the ‘law out of the books’. This year, the team representing the Faculty of […]

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Visit of former chief justice of Bhutan to Faculty of Law, University of Colombo
Mar
22

Visit of former chief justice of Bhutan to Faculty of Law, University of Colombo

Hon. Chief justice (former) of Bhutan, Sonam Tobgye visited the faculty of law on 21st March 2022 during his visit to the Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies. President’s Counsel Prashantha Lal de Alwis took charge of coordinating the event. Prof. Sampath Punchihewa, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, warmly welcomed the former Chief […]

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Student Welcome Ceremony of the Orientation Programme for New Entrants (2022)
Mar
14

Student Welcome Ceremony of the Orientation Programme for New Entrants (2022)

The Student Welcome Ceremony, which inaugurated the Orientation Programme for New Entrants to the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, was held on 9th March 2022. In a world with many online gatherings, it was wonderful to be able to meet physically at the New Arts Theatre to commemorate this momentous occasion. The Ceremony opened […]

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5th Research Forum of the Department of Public and International Law on ‘Recent Trends in Right to Development: International Law Perspectives’
Mar
03

5th Research Forum of the Department of Public and International Law on ‘Recent Trends in Right to Development: International Law Perspectives’

Download (PDF, 617KB) The Department of Public and International Law organized its 5th Research Discussion Forum on 7th of March 2022 From 8.30 p.m. onwards. The guest speaker, Mihir Kanade is a Professor of International Law, Department of International Law, United Nations University for Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica. Professor Kanade (India) is the Academic [...]
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The Launch of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy
Jan
21

The Launch of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy

The Centre for Environmental Law and Policy of the University of Colombo was launched on the 5th of January, 2022 at the New Arts Theatre of the University. The Centre aims to be the pioneer institution within the Sri Lankan University system that specialises in Environmental Law related research, policymaking, and advocacy. At present, the […]

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Out with the old, in with the new
Jan
18

Out with the old, in with the new

The Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo, reopens for the academic year 2021/2022 with a get-together! The Faculty of Law opened up onsite activities starting from the 3rd of January, 2022. Dr. Sampath Punchihewa, Dean of the Faculty of Law warmly welcomed both academic and non-academic staff members back to the faculty after [...]
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