Professor Chandra De Silva 

Judicial Independence Publications

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Books​

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1.  Chandra De Silva,  A Recent Challenge to Judicial Independence in Sri Lanka: The Issue of the Constitutional Council,  The Culture of Judicial Independence: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges, eds. Shimon Shetreet and Christopher Forsyth, Koninklije Brill NV, 2011, pp. 373-385.
 

2. Chandra De Silva, The Role of Law in Society in Developing Nations, The Culture of Judicial Independence: Conceptual Foundations and Practical Challenges, eds. Shimon Shetreet and Christopher Forsyth, Koninklije Brill NV, 2011, pp. 451-462.
 

3.Chandra De Silva, The Independence of the Judiciary under the Second Republic of Sri Lanka 1978-1988, Ideas for Constitutional Reform: Proceedings of a Series of Seven Seminars on the Constitution of Sri Lanka, November 1987-June1989, ed. by Chanaka Amaratunga, [Colombo]: Council for Liberal Democracy, 1989, pp. 481-494.

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Conference Papers

1.Chandra De Silva,  ‘Recent Developments in Judicial Elections in the United States and their Impact on the Impartiality of Judges,’ International Conference on Judicial Independence: Impartiality and Fairness of the Judicial Process, Ghent, Belgium, October18-20, 2012.