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BIOGRAPHY

Shanil Wijesinha is currently attached to the Department of Private and Comparative Law. His research interests include constitutional law, human rights law, and the judicial process.

Prior to joining the Faculty, he was a Research Fellow and Legal Consultant for the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law. He has qualified as an Attorney-at-law of Sri Lanka, and has experience engaging in litigation and arbitration, contract drafting and negotiations, and work relating to construction law.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • LL.M 2018

    Master of Laws

    Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, USA

  • LL.B 2013

    Bachelor of Laws (Hons)

    University of Colombo, Faculty of Law, Sri Lanka

  • Attorney-at-law 2014

    Attorney-at-law

    Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

Positions

  • Present2022

    Lecturer (Probabtionary)

    Faculty of Law, University of Colombo

  • 20222018

    Research Fellow and Legal Consultant

    Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

  • 20212020

    Research Assistant

    Cabinet Appointed Expert Committee to draft a New Constitution, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • 20172014

    Legal Counsel

    Colombo Law Alliance, Chambers of Dr Asanga Gunawansa

  • 20132013

    Consultant Researcher

    International Committee of the Red Cross, Sri Lanka