{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2020-02-27T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:49:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/public.international.law\/thamilmaran\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;218&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#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;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Research Gate&#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;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Researcher ID&#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;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications, and Certifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">LL.M \/ M.Phil. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> Degree of Master of philosophy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">LL.B. (Hons)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1979<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> Degree of Bachelor of Laws <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Attorney-at-Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1980 - 1981<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> <\/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\"> Special training programme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1990<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Human Rights Teachers by the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Post Graduate Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> Post Graduate Diploma in Peace Research<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Oslo, Norway<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Postgraduate Diploma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1997<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"> successfully completing an Postgraduate Diploma<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law , Sweden<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h3 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Fellowships <\/h3>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Fellow<\/h4><p>21st Trust, London <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1992<\/span><span>1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>Human Rights Center, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1998<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Canada<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>1996<\/span><span>1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Fellow<\/h4><p>Salzburg Seminar Series- 435, (Constitution Making)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Fellow<\/h4><p>Aspen Institute, Washington D.C., USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Fellow<\/h4><p>George Mason University, Virginia, USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>Lloyd Law College, Noida, India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Fellow<\/h4><p>Rajiv Gandhi National Law University, Patiyala, Chandhigar, India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head, Department of Public &amp; International Law<\/h4><p>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>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Dean, Faculty of Law<\/h4><p>University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor of Law<\/h4><p>Dept. of Public &amp; Int. 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>2012<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Head, Department of Public &amp; International Law<\/h4><p>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>2016<\/span><span>1995<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer in Law (Gr.I)<\/h4><p>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>1995<\/span><span>1989<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer in Law (Gr.II)<\/h4><p>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>Now<\/span><span> 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>National Administrator<\/h4><p>Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC Moot Court Competition<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Now<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Senate (ex-officio) <\/h4><p>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>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Management<\/h4><p>National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities &amp; Social sciences, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Editorial Committee, Lloydians Law Review, Lloyd Law, College, Noida, India<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>SPARC, 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> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member<\/h4><p>Bar Association 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> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member<\/h4><p>Norway - Sri Lankan Friendship Association<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Board of Directors, Graduate Foundation, University of Colombo<\/h4><p>Board of Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 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>1997<\/span><span>1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>National Literary Panel, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Board of Management, NILIS, 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> <\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Faculty Board, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 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>2012<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Board of Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 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>2015<\/span><span>2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Member<\/h4><p>Board of Studies, Faculty of Graduate Studies, 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>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4> Member (ex officio)<\/h4><p>University Council, 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>2009<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Steering Committee on Drafting a New Bill of Rights for Sri Lanka, Ministry of Constitutional Affairs<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>1998<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Elected Member of the Senate<\/h4><p>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>2012<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Senate<\/h4><p>University of Colombo \u2013 Ex \u2013Officio (Head of Dept.)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Editorial Board, University of Colombo Review, 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> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Editorial Board, University of Colombo Review, 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> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Advisory Board, Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colomb<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Managing Editor<\/h4><p>Colombo Law Review, 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>2015<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>University of Colombo- Ex-Officio (Dean)<\/h4><p>University of Colombo \u2013 Ex \u2013Officio (Head of Dept.)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Consultant<\/h4><p>One \u2013Text Initiative, Sri Lanka, Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span> <\/span><span> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator<\/h4><p>Distance Learning Programme on Human Rights and Peace Studies, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, 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>1997<\/span><span>1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator<\/h4><p> Master of Laws Degree Programme, Faculty of Law, University of 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