Full name – Ms. Handunge Yasangi Hansana Perera
Designation – Temporary Assistant Lecturer
Email – yasangihansana@gmail.com / yasangi.handunge@kdu.ac.lk
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Research Interest
Publications
Participations
Awards and Grants
Other
Qualifications
- Master of Laws (LL.M, International Law), South Asian University, New Delhi
- Bachelor of Laws (LL. B)(Hons), University of Jaffna
- Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Teaching Areas
- Family Law
- Arbitration Law
Research Interest
- Environmental Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Human Rights Law
- Humanitarian Law
Publications
- “Legality, Legitimacy and Constitution: On the Necessity of Legitimacy in Constitutional Drafting and Amendments”. (As Part of the Bachelor of Laws degree program – University of Jaffna) in 2021.
- “Sri Lanka’s Non-accession to the Nagoya Protocol: Strategies for Combating Biopiracy and Access and Benefit Sharing Under International Agreements”. (As Part of the Master of Laws degree program – South Asian University) in 2024
- “Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing in International Law: A Comparative Analysis” (Research done under the Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) – New Delhi, India in 2024.
- “The Gaza Conflict through the Lens of International Humanitarian Law”, in South South Research Initiative. https://ssrinitiative.org/the-gaza-conflict-through-the-lens-of-international-humanitarian-law-ihl/
- Abstract Presentation titled “Fair and Equitable Benefit Sharing in International Law: A Critical Analysis” at Jaffna Law Conference on January 2024.
Participations
- Participated in the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law South Asia Conference, held in New Delhi, India, in 2023.
- Participated in the course on Introduction to Transitional Justice organized by Law Sri Lanka. (2018)
- Participated as a delegate from the University of Jaffna at the National Student Conference organized by Law College, Sri Lanka (2018)
- Participated as a co-adjudicator in Hulftdrop National Debates organized by Law College, Sri Lanka, in 2017.
- Participated as a co-adjudicator and debater in the National Law School Debate organized by National Law School Bangalore (India) in 2018 and 2019.
Awards and Grants
- Full scholarship for the completion of LL.M. in International Law at South Asian University, New Delhi, India (2022–2024). (Merit based scholarship included a full waiver of tuition and hostel fees, along with a monthly stipend of INR 7,000)
Other
- Worked as a Legal Intern at the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) in New Delhi, India, in February 2024.
- Completed Advanced Professional Certificate Program on “Disaster Law and South Asia” conducted by IFRC.
- Vice Secretary of Law Students’ Association 22/23, University of Jaffna.