Designation – Dean, Senior Lecturer Gr – I
Contact Number – 0773258195
E-mail – mangala.wijesinghe@kdu.ac.lk
Academic & Professional Qualifications
Academic Involvements
Professional Engagements
Teaching Areas
Research and Writings
Knowledge Dissemination
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master of Laws (Medical Law)
- Bachelor of Laws
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations
- Attorney at Law of Supreme Court
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education
- Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (Legal Studies)
- Diploma in Computer Software
- Test of English as Foreign Language
Academic Involvements
Administration
- Dean, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, since 2020
- Dean, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2016 – 2017
- Acting Dean, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2015 – 2016
- Head of Department, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2013 – 2016
- Course Director (Legal Studies), Aquinas University College, 1996 – 2008
Academic
- Senior Lecturer Gr. I, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2014
Subject/s – Legal Methods and Jurisprudence - Senior Lecturer Gr. II, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2010 – 2014
Subject/s – Legal Methods, Jurisprudence, Medical Jurisprudence, Law of Contracts and Administrative Law - Lecturer, Business Management School (BMS), 2014 – 2015
Subject/s – Medical Law - Lecturer/Examiner, Institute of Personnel Management (IPM), 2009 – 2013
Subject/s – Industrial Law - Lecturer/Examiner, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2011 – 2012
Subject/s – Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and International Law - Lecturer/Examiner, Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM), 2009 – 2010
Subject/s – Hospitality Law - Lecturer, HelpAge Sri Lanka, 2009 – 2010
Subject/s – Rights of the Elderly - Lecturer/Tutor, Sri Lanka Law College, 1998 – 2007
Subject/s – Administrative Law and Jurisprudence - Lecturer, Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA), 2003 – 2007
Subject/s – Human Rights Law and Environmental Law - Lecturer, Institute of Human Rights (IHR), 2002 – 2006
Subject/s – Public Interest Litigation - Lecturer, Aquinas University College, 1996 – 2008
Subject/s – Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Commercial Law, Law of Contracts and Law of Delict/Torts
Professional Engagements
Positions
- Chairman (Acting), Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, April 2024
- Member, Select Committee for Review and Reform of Legal Education, Parliament of Sri Lanka, since April, 2024
- Consultant, Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, since August, 2023
- Consultant, Sub-Committee on Identifying Short and Medium Term Programmes Related to Economic Stabilization, National Council, Parliament of Sri Lanka, since October, 2022
- Member, Board of Directors, Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, since 2023
- Member, Board of Directors, National Transport Medical Institute, Ministry of Transport, 2015 – 2018
- Legal Advisor, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, since 2012
- Legal Representative, CARE Technology Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2015 – 2016
- Consultant, National Ocean Affairs Committee, Presidential Secretariat, since 2013
- Consultant, National Committee on International Humanitarian Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 2013
- Member, Partner Reference Group, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Colombo, 2011 – 2013
- Legal Advisor, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, 2010 – 2011
- Member, Committee on Private Health Services Sector, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, 2011 – 2012
- Counsel, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, 1999 – 2010
- Resource Person, Law, Human Rights and Good Governance Project, Law and Society Trust, 2004 – 2007
- Consultant, Centre for Environmental Justice, 2003 – 2008
- Consultant, Environmental Foundation, 2000 – 2002
Contributions*
- National Policy on Wetlands
- National Construction Sand Policy
- National Policy on Elephants Conservation
- National Municipal Solid Waste Management Policy
- Coastal Zone Management Plan
- Regulations on Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Food (GMF)
- Claim for an Extended Continental Shelf
- National Human Rights Action Plan
- Private Health Care Sector Reforms
- Curriculum Design, BSc in Maritime Law and Policy Degree Programme, Ocean University
* contributions made at national level formulations
Teaching Areas
- Constitutional Law
- Administrative Law
- Environmental Law
- Human Rights Law
- International Law
- Commercial Law
- Industrial Law
- Law of Delict
- Law of Contracts
- Jurisprudence
- Medical Jurisprudence
Research and Writings
Dissertations
- Judicial Extension of the Application of the Bolam Test Outside the Scope of Clinical Negligence: End of Life Decisions (LLM)
- Medical Negligence in Sri Lanka (LLB)
- Presidential Immunity: A Sword or A Shield: A Comparative Study (PG Dip. IR)
Articles
- Public Interest Environmental Litigation and Right to Information in Sri Lanka (2012)
- Public Interest Environmental Litigation in Sri Lanka: Hitting the Nadir After Reaching the Zenith (2013)
- Causation: The Biggest Hurdle in the Context of Clinical Negligence Litigation (2015)
- An Overview of the Law on Professional Negligence in Sri Lanka (2016)
- Aqulian Action in Roman Dutch Law of Delict: A General Discussion (2017)
- Actio Injuriarum in Roman Dutch Law of Delict: Elements of Liability (2018)
- Discretionary Bars in Administrative Law: Grounds for Refusal of a Writ (2019)
- Legal Aspects of Clinical Negligence: An Introductory Discussion (2020)
- Expanding Canvas of Standing to Sue in Sri Lankan Public Law (2021)
- Doctrine of Constitutional Necessity : Justifying The Unjustified (2022)
- Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation: Origin, Development and Current Trends (2023)
Involvements
- Research Officer, Law Review Project, Human Rights Commission, 2002 – 2003
- Research Assistant to the Advisory Board, Appellate Law Recorder, Law and Society Trust, 2001 – 2006
- Editor, Sri Lanka Environmental Law Reports, Centre for Environmental Justice, 2009 -2010
- Editorial Committee Member, Journal of Comparative and International Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2014 – 2015
- Editorial Committee Member, Conference Proceedings, International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2011 – 2016
Interests
- Medical Jurisprudence
- Environmental Protection
- Human Rights
- International Law
Knowledge Dissemination
Coordination
- Advanced Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, in collaboration with International Committee of Red Cross at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, May and November, 2013; May and November, 2014; May and November, 2015; June and November, 2016
- Workshop on International Space Law, in collaboration with Moragoda International Law Trust at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, September, 2016
- Workshop on International Environmental Law, in collaboration with Moragoda International Law Trust at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2015
- Workshop on International Human Rights Law, in collaboration with Moragoda International Law Trust at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2014
- Seminar on Military Law, in collaboration with University of New England at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, July, 2014
- Seminar on Environmental Law, at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, March, 2014
- Secretary, International Research Symposium, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2012
Participation
- Workshop on Maritime Crimes and Justice, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, January, 2023
- International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2014, August, 2015, September, 2016, September, 2017, September, 2018, September, 2019, September, 2020, September, 2021, September, 2022
- International Symposium, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2011, August, 2012, August, 2013
- Teacher Training Workshop on International Humanitarian Law, APIIT Law School, May, 2012
- Seminar on International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Human rights Commission in collaboration with Swedish International Development Agency, December, 2002
Presentations
- Public Interest Environmental Litigation in Sri Lanka: Hitting the Nadir After Reaching the Zenith, International Research Symposium, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, August, 2012
- Public Interest Environmental Litigation in Sri Lanka and Access to Information, Third LIS Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya, May, 2012