International Collaboration on Sustainable Development and Law

Successful International Collaboration on Sustainable Development and Law between Faculties of Law of University of Lund, Sweden and of University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Faculty of Law, University of Lund in Sweden will be commencing a new Ph.D. course titled, ‘A Law to Save the World?.  It offers critical analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals and the discourses and interests they serve.  The course focuses on the relationship between sustainable development and existing global legal order. The Postgraduate Unit of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo expresses its appreciation to Dr. Dinesha Samaratne for the successful coordination between the two institutions.  University of Colombo is partnering with University of Lund securing 4 placements in the course.

The selected candidates Ms. Bhuddhika Munasinghe, Ms. Dulki Seethawaka, Ms. Yasmada Lokunarangoda and Mr. Chamath Fernando met the Faculty administration on the 25th October 2021, at an event organised by the Postgraduate Unit. Dr. Sampath Punchihewa, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Wasantha Seneviratne, Head of the Department of Public & International Law, Mr. Menaka Harankaha, Head of the Department of Commercial Law, Dr. Udapadie Liyanage, Head of the Department of Private & Comparative Law and Dr. Kokila Konasinghe, Coordinator of the M. Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes of the Faculty of Law were present at this occasion.