Browsing Law by Author "Purathani, M."

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The Concept of “Eminent Domain” Under the Land Development Ordinance - A Means to Lose the Objective of the Ordinance?

Purathani, M. (Asia International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research 2019, 2019)

The Land Development Ordinance No. 19 of 1935 (LDO) is considered as a central piece of legal architecture in providing systematic development and alienation of state land in Sri Lanka. The LDO was legislated to settle ...
Does the Legislature Want to Keep ‘The Marital Power of Husband’ In Black Letters? - Towards Save The Harmonious Co-Existence of The Law of Thesawalamai With Other Laws of Sri Lanka

Purathani, M. (8th International Symposium-2018 South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2018)

Generally, the customary laws treat women inequitably as far as their property rights within the marriage are concerned. Although a married woman, under the common law of the Island, the Kandyan and Muslim law, can handle ...
Gender inequality, land rights and socio-economic transformation: historical studies and theoretical analysis of women’s right to land under the law of thesawalamai.

Purathani, M.; Swaminathan, J.M. (The Sri Lanka Journal of South Asian Studies, 2017)

Land is considered as a means not only to generate an income, but also to empower women and minimize their dependency. However, there is a disparity in owenrship of property due to the pluralistic nature of a legal system ...

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