{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:10:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/public.international.law\/roshel\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;122&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DpFEDsa8AAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FRoshel-Perera-2||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Academia edu.&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcmb.academia.edu%2FPereraRoshel||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#0a0a0a\">ROSHEL PERERA<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"693\"><strong data-start=\"347\" data-end=\"364\">Roshel Perera<\/strong> is a Lecturer at the Department of Public and International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He is also an Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. His teaching and research focus on Public International Law, Environmental Law, Law of the Sea, Air and Space Law, and Geospatial Law. Roshel is currently reading for a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) at the University of Colombo, where his research examines maritime boundary delimitation and seabed governance, with particular reference to extended continental shelf claims in the Indian Ocean region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1333\">In addition to his academic work, he serves as a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), University of Colombo, where he contributes to multidisciplinary research, public engagement, and legal outreach initiatives on environmental justice and sustainability. His research has been presented and published in national and international forums, addressing issues such as environmental impact assessment, marine conservation, and human rights in Sri Lanka. His work reflects a strong commitment to bridging legal theory with practice, particularly in addressing emerging challenges in ocean governance and related fields.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Professional Experience and Possessions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Lecturer (Probationary)<\/h4><p>Deptartment of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2026<\/span><span>2024<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p> Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Researcher<\/h4><p>Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Attorney-at-Law<\/h4><p>Supreme Court of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Junior Defense Counsel<\/h4><p>Darshana Kuruppu Law Chambers<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2023<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Legal Intern<\/h4><p>Darshana Kuruppu Law Chambers <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2020<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Legal Intern<\/h4><p>Upul Dissanayake Associates<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic Qualifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">AAL - Vocational Qualification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Attorney-at-Law <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Sri Lanka Law College<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Undergraduate<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Bachelor of Laws (Honours)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Faculty of Law, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Awards and Honours<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">N. Selvakkumaran Award for Jurisprudence<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded for the highest academic excellence in Jurisprudence\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Justice C.G. 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