Full Name – Mrs. BKM Jayasekara
Designation – Senior Lecturer Gr – II
E-mail – kalyani.jayasekera@kdu.ac.lk
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
- 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.google.lk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwia06Ce46PZAhVBsJQKHcupB-MQFggnMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oiirj.org%2Foiirj%2Fjan-feb2014%2F46.pdf&usg=AOvVaw1k9ihNCmsk7WcLcXMtjHJG
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)
- 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.
PARTICIPATIONS:
- 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