Full Name – Mrs. BKM Jayasekara
Designation – Senior Lecturer Gr – II
Contact Number – 0713231013
E-mail – kalyani.jayasekera@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interests
Publications
Awards
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), (Specialized in International Law), South Asian University, India
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)(Hons), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Professional Qualifications
- Attorney-at-Law in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Notary Public
- Registered Company Secretary
- Commissioner for Oaths
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.
Teaching Areas
- Jurisprudence
- Administrative Law
- Public International Law
- Environmental Law
- Legal Method
- Business Law
Research Interests
- Jurisprudence
- Public International Law
- International Humanitarian Law
- Human Rights
Publications
EDITORIALS
- One of the Editor of KDU IRC Proceedings Editorial Board 2020/202, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Law Journal in Sri Lanka.
- Chief Editor of Student Handbook 2020/2021, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Law Journal in Sri Lanka.
- Chief Editor of Student Handbook 2021/2022, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Law Journal in Sri Lanka.
- One of the Editor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Law Journal in Sri Lanka 2021, Volume I.
- One of the Editor of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Law Journal in Sri Lanka 2021, Volume II.
- One of the Editor of Conference Proceedings (Law Session) of International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka 2021.
- One of the Editor of Conference Proceedings (Law Session) of International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka 2020.
- Editor of Conference Proceedings (Law Session) of International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka 2018.
- Editor of Abstract book (Law Session) of International Research Conference 2018, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Editor of Conference Proceedings (Law Session) of International Research Conference 2017.
- Editor of Abstract book (Law Session) of International Research Conference 2017.
- Editor of KDU Law Journal in Sri Lanka.
- Editor of South Asian Law Review in India.
- Editor of Magazine ‘EDU PERFECT’ in India.
BOOK CHPATER
- Implementation of Copyright Law of the TRIPS Agreement: A case study of Sri Lanka(Book Chapter) in the book “Contemporary Developments in International Law: Some Random Reflections(2017), Satyam Law International in India, ISBN 9789382823698
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATION
- Echoes of Conflict: Navigating Cross-Border Terrorism in South Asia in the Digital Era
International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis (ISSN: 2582-6433), Volume VII Issue VI, Nov-Dec 2024.
Article available at: https://ijlmh.com/paper/echoes-of-conflict-navigating-cross-border-terrorism-in-south-asia-in-the-digital-era/ - Legislative Measures and Challenges in Combating Cybercrime: A Critical Analysis of Sri Lanka’s Legal Framework
Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (ISSN: 2582-8878), Volume VI Issue V, Nov. 2024
Article available at: https://www.ijllr.com/post/legislative-measures-and-challenges-in-combating-cybercrime-a-critical-analysis-of-sri-lanka-s-lega - Moral Force in the Rule of Law; Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal in India, ISSN 2249-9598, Volume IV, Issue I, Jan-Feb 2014
Article available at https://www.oiirj.org/oiirj/jan-feb2014/46.pdf
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- The Civil Wars and the liability of Non-State Armed Groups under International Humanitarian Law; Colombo Law Review (2017), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,
- Empowering Women Workers in Sri Lanka: A Labour Law Perspective; Junior Bar Law Journal 2017, Sri Lanka (Co-Author) ISSN 1800-0908
- Consumer Protection Laws in Sri Lanka; ‘Silhouette’; KDU Journal 2015, KDU, Sri Lanka.
- Hazardous Waste and Environmental Justice from the Perspective of Developing Countries: A case study; ‘NEETHAM’ Law Journal, University of Jaffna, 2013
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (FULL PAPERS)
- Legal Implications of COVID-19: Force Majeure and Contractual Obligations in International Sale of Goods (co-author), 13th International Research Conference 2020, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- “Beating around the bush”: The analysis of Right to Information Act in Sri Lanka, 4th Annual Research Conference (TRInCo-2019), Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- ILO Decent Work Agenda and Sri Lanka: Teeth for Tiger; Eleventh International Research Conference 2018 at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka. (Co-Author)
- Triumvirate of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Developing Countries; Tenth International Research Conference 2017 at KDU, Sri Lanka. (Co-Author) (To be published)
- Implementation of ICCPR in Sri Lanka: Impediments and Prospects; Ninth International Research Conference 2016 at KDU (Co-Author) (To be published)
- The way forward for Consumer Protection in Sri Lanka for a green future; Jaffna University International Research Conference 2016 (JUICE), Sri Lanka, ISBN 978-955-0585-11-3
- Identification of Non-State Armed Groups in Non- International Armed Conflicts: A legal Analysis; Eighth International Research Conference 2015 at KDU, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-0301-3-2
- Safeguards of Refugees in Sri Lanka: Law and Action; Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies 2015, Sri Lanka, ISBN-978-0-9939889-3-6
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (EXTENDED ABSTRACT)
- Law Vs. Politics: A ladder to fight Climate Change; for the submission to the International Research Conference 2017, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, ISBN 978-955-589-237-7
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (ABSTRACT)
- Leave Out in the Cold to Protect Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka in the Digital Era: A Legal Analysis
APPRA 2024 Conference on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Sustaining Peace and Democracy, The Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) and the Harmony Centre of the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. - The Office for Reparations Act in Sri Lanka to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: A Snowball of Transnational Justice?, Conference on Just Transition and International Law 2023, Dundee University, UK.
- A Voice in the Wilderness: International Legal Framework for Micro-Plastic Pollution in the Indian Ocean, International Seminar on Environmental Pollution Present-day challenges and Future Prospects 2023, Government Law College, India
- ‘A penny saved is a penny earned”; Reparative Justice to Non-State Armed Groups for the protection of Human Rights’, Lancaster University Law Conference 2022, Lancaster, University, U.K.
- A critical appraisal of national and global responses during the times of crises for Rights of the Women Migrant Workers: “Sustainability’ and ‘Sustain Ability’, National XIX Legal Conference 2021 in Rovaniemi, University of Lapland, Finland.
- “A Dime a Dozen”: Overcoming the Weaknesses of Arbitration Mechanism in Sri Lanka; 4th National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM 2021), University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka
- Legal Implications of COVID-19: Force Majeure and Contractual Obligations in International Sale of Goods (co-author), 13th International Research Conference 2020, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka’s Right to Information Act: A legislation to deny the right; the fifth Rajarata International Research Conference 2019 (RIRC 2019), University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka
- Beating around the bush”: The analysis of Right to Information Act in Sri Lanka, 4th Annual Research Conference (TRInCo-2019), Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- Gear to safeguard health rights of women in non-international armed conflicts in Asia: Drawbacks and Impediment; International Conference on Women, Safety, and Health in Asia; August 29–31, 2019;Kathmandu, Nepal ·
- ILO Decent Work Agenda and Sri Lanka: Teeth for Tiger; 11th International Research Conference 2018, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, pp 25. ISBN 978-955-0301-57-7
- Is international rule of law a fiction?; Conference on “Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) – Singapore, 2018” at Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. Singapore,
Abstract available at https://law.nus.edu.sg/twail/programme_speakers.html - Triumvirate of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Developing Countries(co-author); 10th International Research Conference 2017, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, pp. 27. ISBN 978-955-0301-38-6
- Implementation of ICCPR in Sri Lanka: Impediments and Prospects (co-author); 9th International Research Conference 2016, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-0301-28-7
- Identification of Non-State Armed Groups in Non- International Armed Conflicts: A legal Analysis; Eighth International Research Conference 2015 at KDU, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-0301-3-2
WEB-ARTICLES
- WTO Safeguard measures: Lessons from the Argentina Foot wear Case; South Asian Legal Affairs Web-site, March 2014
Article available at https://southasiacanteen.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/wto-safeguard-measures-lessons-from-the-argentine-footwear-case/ - Why Law; South Asian Legal Affairs Web-site, 2013
Article available at https://southasiacanteen.wordpress.com/?s=why+law
UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH DISSERTATION
- Application of International Humanitarian Law to Non-State Armed Groups in Non- International Armed Conflicts; Submitted as the LL.M. Dissertation to South Asian University, New Delhi, India.
UNPUBLISHED ARTICLES
- Co-editor of the Human Rights Society Resolution 2007/2008- “ The Failure of Human Rights Mecahnism in the face of Liberal Market Economy and the Need for New Dimensions”
- “A Federal Alternative to the Ethnic Problem in Sri Lanka” (In Sinhala) 60th Anniversary Student Publication of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo 2009.
Serve as Resource Person/Panellist/Chair of Conference or Technical Session:
- Speaker at the Plenary Session on the topic “Mapping the Influencers: Identifying Stakeholders in Public Policy” at the International Conference on Public Policy, December 2024, organized by Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad, India.
- Panellist for the discussion on “Gender and Sexual Violence in International Armed Conflicts,” 2024, organized by the Centre for Gender Studies, National Law University, Jodhpur, India.
- Chair of the Technical Session at the International Conference (Online) on Optimizing Intellectual Property Rights in the Globalized World and Unleashing the Emerging Challenges of Corporate Law, 2024, organized by Dr. Rohini Kanta Barua Law College, India.
- Chair of the Technical Session “Constraints in Public Law in Responding to an Unexpected Natural Hazard of Biological Origin,” at the 14th International Research Conference, 2021, organized by the Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
PARTICIPATIONS:
- Participant in APPRA 2024 Conference on Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Sustaining Peace and Democracy, The Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) and the Harmony Centre of the University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
- Participant in the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sri Lanka, the Embassy of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with an event themed “75 Years of the Geneva Conventions: Global and Sri Lankan Perspectives,” held on 14 August 2024 at BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Participant in 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, focusing on ending violence against women in politics, organized by the European Union, UNFPA, and UN Women, held on 7 December 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Participant in the Conference on Just Transition and International Law 2023, Dundee University, UK.
- Participant in the International Seminar on Environmental Pollution: Present-day Challenges and Future Prospects 2023, The Government Law College, India.
- Participant in Lancaster University Law Conference 2022, Lancaster University, UK.
- Participant in National XIX Legal Conference 2021 in Rovaniemi, University of Lapland, Finland (Online)
- Participant in Rajarata International Research Conference 2021 (NRIC 2021), University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka (Online)
- Participant in International Research Conference 2020 at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka organised by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- in fifth Rajarata International Research Conference 2019 (RIRC 2019), University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka
- Participant in Fourth Annual Research Conference (TRInCo-2019), Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
- Participant in Twelfth International Research Conference 2018 at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka organised by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Participant in Wild life Trafficking Conference 2019 organised by the University of Colombo , Sri Lanka
- Participant in 32nd South Asian Teaching Secession (SATS) 2018 organised by the International Committee on Red Cross (ICRC).
- Participant in Eleventh International Research Conference 2018 at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka organised by General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Participant in Conference on “Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) – Singapore, 2018” at Faculty of Law organized by the National University of Singapore.
- National Law Teachers’ Conference 2018 at University Grant Commission, Sri Lanka organised by UGC.
- Participant in Tenth International Research Conference 2017 at KDU, Sri Lanka organised by KDU
- Participant in Workshop on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) in 2017 organized by the Public and International Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.
- Participant in Ninth International Research Conference 2016 at KDU, Sri Lanka
- Participant in third Jaffna University International Research Conference (JUICE) 2016 at Jaffna, Sri Lanka organised by University of Jaffna
- Participant in Eighth International Research Conference 2015 at KDU, Sri Lanka organised by KDU
- Participant in Second International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies – 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka Organised by UNIQUE Conferences Canada.
- Participant in ALIN International Academic Conference – 2012 in New Delhi, India organized by The Indian Law Institute.
- Participant in the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Asian Society of International Law – 2013 in New Delhi, India.
- Participant in Regional Conference (United Nations Peacekeeping: South Asian Perspective) in 2014 in New Delhi, India.
- Participant in ICRC workshop on International Humanitarian Law 2014 for the completion of 150 years to ICRC in New Delhi, India.
Awards
- Full Scholarship for the completion of LLM in International Law, South Asian University, New Delhi, India