Full name – Mr. Balendra Soorya
Designation – Lecturer (Probationary)
E-mail – balendra.soorya@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (Hons), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Certificate Course in Digital Law– Bar Association Sri Lanka
Teaching Areas
- International Investment Law
- Law of Evidence
- Law of Criminal Procedure
- Law of Contract
- Criminal Law
Research Interests
- Information Technology Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Corporate Governance
Research & Publications
Research Conferences
- B.Soorya (2021); ‘National Domain Dispute Resolution Policy’ as a way forward in settlement of domain name disputes in Sri Lanka’ ; Abstract Submission & Presentation at TILTING 2021: Regulating In Times of Crisis, 7th International Research Conference,Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT), Tilburg University, Netherlands on May 19th – 21st, 2021. (Available online at https://easychair.org/smartprogram/TILTing2021)
- B.Soorya (2021); “Fighting Online Misinformation and Defending Free Expression: Significance of Regulations in Sri Lanka”; Abstract Submission & Presentation at Lancaster University Law Conference under the Theme of ‘Laws in Transforming World’ on April 30th, 2021. (Available online at http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/law-andsocialtransformation/programme/)
- B.Soorya (2021); “Corporate Social Responsibility as a key to Sustainable Development: Thirst for New Regulations in Sri Lanka ”; Paper Submission & Presentation at 6th International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM-2021),at the Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, April 29th-30th, 2021. (Available online at https://iccm.maco.jfn.ac.lk )
- B.Soorya (2021); “Online Dispute Resolution (ODR): As an Instrumental approach for the Settlement of E-Commerce Disputes in Sri Lanka”; Paper Submission & Presentation at SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities- ‘SICASH 2020’, at the Faculty of Humanities & Sciences Studies, SLIIT, March 26th, 2021.
- B.Soorya (2021); “Liability of ISPs in Online Copyright infringement – A Sri Lankan Study Compared with India, Singapore and USA”; Abstract Submission & Presentation at the Third IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference, March 24th – 27th, 2021. (Available online at http://ipresearchersasia.org/annual-conference)
- B.Soorya (2020); “Instrumentalizing ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ as a tool to protect Human Rights during Covid’19 Pandemic in Sri Lanka”; Abstract Submission & Presentation at the Annual Research Symposium-2020; Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, December 15th , 2020. (ISSN: 2465 – 602x) Pp.19
- B.Soorya (2020); “Standardization of the Sri Lankan Cyber-Crime Regime: Underlying the Principle of Proportional Punishment”; Extended Abstract Submission & Presentation at the Open University Research Sessions- OURS (2020), November 12th to 13th, 2020. (ISSN 2012- 9912) Pp.97 (Available online at https://ours.ou.ac.lk/?page_id=59 )
- B.Soorya (2020) ; “The Urge to Refine Cybercrime Framework to Combat with the Modern Challenges – An Asian Perspective”; Paper Submission & Presentation at 17th Asian Law Institute(ASLI) Conference, co-organized by National Law University, Delhi and the Asian Law Institute, November 7th to 9th, 2020. (Available online at https://law1.nus.edu.sg/asli_abstract/view_abstract_d.aspx?abno=1036)
- B.Soorya & P.Supasini (2019) ; “The Necessity of the Cyber Privacy Law to enhance the economic growth in Sri Lanka’’; Paper Submission & Presentation at 12th International Research Conference , The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University(KDU-IRC), September 11th -12th ,2019. (ISBN: 978-955-0301-67-6) Pp. 851-860. (Available online at https://www.kdu.ac.lk/proceedings/irc2019/pdf/law022.pdf )
Academic Journals
- B.Soorya (2019); “Departure of Ultra Vires & Shareholders’ Protection: Summing-up with Company Law reforms in Srilanka” Volume 53 (2019) ; Neethi Murasu – A Law Journal by Law Students’ Thamil Mantram, Srilanka Law College. (Page.91 to 97).
- B.Soorya & K.Mathan (2019); “Are state resources properties of politicians? – A way forward to limit the use of state resources by politicians”; Yaazh-Volume 01 (2019); The Mallakam Bar Association, Srilanka (Page.207 to 218).
- B.Soorya (2019); “The Need to Standardize the Limitation Clauses in Sri Lankan Constitution: A Right Based Approach” Volume 53 (2019) – Neethi Murasu – A Law Journal by Law Students’ Thamil Mantram, Srilanka Law College. (Page 67-73).
- B.Soorya (2018) – “Whether there is real necessity for introducing separate cyber defamation Law to Srilankan Legal regime?”; Neetham-Volume 07 (2018); Department of Law, University of Jaffna (ISBN-9789557377575) (Page.49 to 58).
- B.Soorya (2017) – “Scope of Protections for Geographical Indications in Srilanka”; Neetham- Volume 06(2017); Department of Law, University of Jaffna (ISBN-978-955-0975-00-6) (Page.121 to 127).
- B.Soorya (2016) – “Laws related with Sexual Harassment in the Public Places in Srilanka”; Neetham-Volume 05 (2016); Department of Law, University of Jaffna (ISBN-955-097-500-6) (Page.203 to 206).
Unpublished Works
- B.Soorya (2018) – “The Necessity of introducing Cyber Defamation Law to Srilankan Legal system”(2018) ; Dissertation submitted to Department of Law, University of Jaffna in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Bachelors of Laws Degree.
Awards
- Award for the Most Outstanding Academic Student of the year (Dean’s List) 2018; Department of Law, University of Jaffna.
- University Prize for the Best Performance in the Fourth Year in Bachelor of Laws Examination (2018); Department of Law, University of Jaffna.
- University Prize for the Best Performance in the Third Year in Bachelor of Laws Examination (2017); Department of Law, University of Jaffna.
Participations
- Participant in the Workshop on Intellectual Property Law organized by KDU (2019).
- Participant in the virtual discussion on “What holds women back? Review the Gender Discriminatory Social Norms” organized by Law and Society Trust (2021).