UOC hosts Milestone Launch of SAJELP and SAELR Volume 2, 2022
On the 9th of February 2023, the Centre for Environmental Justice and Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), officially launched the South Asian Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (SAJELP) Volume 2, 2022 and the South Asian Environmental Law Report (SAELR) Volume 2, 2022 at the University of Colombo.
The SAJELP and the SAELR are collaboratively developed and published by the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy and the Centre for Environmental Justice. Both SAJELP and SAELR are published annually in both print and virtual forms. The SAJELP attempts to bring into light prominent issues, potential solutions and new developments in the field of environmental law and policy and provides a platform for researchers interested specifically in environmental law and policy to publish. The SAELR intends to not only heighten general awareness among the global legal audience about the rich environmental jurisprudence of South Asia but also to showcase a few selected landmark cases from South Asia that have significantly contributed to the development of the environmental jurisprudence in domestic, regional and global contexts. The SAJELP and the SAELR contribute towards comparative analyses between different legal systems within the region and beyond. The publications aim to create awareness amongst students, civil society groups, and the general public regarding new developments in the field so that they are motivated to get involved in environment-related initiatives.
The Report was presented to Senior Professor (Chair) H.D. Karunaratne Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Sampath Punchihewa, Dean of Faculty of Law, Professor Wasantha Senewirathne, Head of the Department of Public and International Law, Professor Kokila Konasinghe, Professor in Environmental Law, the Acting Head of the Department of Public & International Law, Coordinator MPhil & PhD Programmes Faculty of Law, Editor in Chief (SAELR Vol. 2 & SAJELP Vol. 1, Issue 2), Founding Director of CELP, Mr Hemantha Withanage, Chairman, Friends of the Earth International, Senior Advisor, Director of Centre for Environmental Justice, Dr Ravindranath Dabare, Chairman, Centre for Environmental Justice, Senior Attorney at Law, Mrs HMD Sajeewanie D Somaratna, Acting Librarian of the University, and Mr Ramanan, Librarian, Faculty of Law. Ms Thushini Jayasekara, Legal Officer, Ms. Kanchana Balachandra, Legal Officer, Mr.Ranjan Karunaratne, Media Officer, Mr. Janaka Withanage, Senior Campaign and Advocacy Officer, Mr. Vishwa Perera, Assistant Campaign Officer of Centre for Environmental Justice, and Ms Ashmi de Silva, Co-ordinating Editor for SAELR 2022 also participated in this event.
