Dr. Asanga Welikala on

Watch the full UNEDITED discussion of Advocata Conversations with Dr. Asanga Welikala and Advocata Chair, Murtaza Jafferjee.

Advocata Conversations is a series of discussions, where we converse with esteemed industry leaders on policy and economy! With Advocata Conversations we aim to capture insights of experienced policymakers on policy reforms and their impact.

Our second episode is between Advocata Chairperson, Murtaza Jafferjee and Dr Asanga Welikala, Lecturer in Public Law and Director at the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law.

In this episode, he discusses the constitutional reforms and the nature of Sri Lanka's Presidential system under the 21st amendment.

Chapters
0:00 Introducing Dr Asanga Welikala
2:53 The Scottish Enlightenment
5:11 Scotland’s Intellectual Legacy
8:31 What is a Constitution?
13:41 Problems with the SL Constitution
24:24 Constitutional Amendment vs New Constitution
30:29 Problems with SL’s Executive Presidency
43:50 What is the 21st Amendment?
59:55 Civil Service and the 21st Amendment
1:04:40 What is a Council of State?
1:14:54 Electoral System and the 21st Amendment
1:23:47 The 21st Amendment in Action
1:32:47 Increasing Awareness of the 21st Amendment
1:34:51 Economic Crisis and the Opportunity for Reform
1:38:24 Concluding remarks