Papers by Ajra Azhar
Lentera Hukum Hukum, Volume 8 Issue 3 (2021), pp. 347-386, 2021
Following China's decision to ban trash import in 2018, some countries in Southeast Asia are at t... more Following China's decision to ban trash import in 2018, some countries in Southeast Asia are at the forefront of banning and imposing stringent measures to crackdown trash trade. The new trend in trash trade regulations had further impacted weaker countries and made a haven for dumping waste unless they adopt a uniform mechanism to regulate or completely ban trash trade within the region. This study aimed to analyze the recent response of some developing countries to the trash trade and how likely this response impact other countries in the same region, taking into account the impact of the trash trade on the environment and health and waste handling capacity. This study adopted doctrinal analysis that combined descriptive and analytical approaches to analyze trash trade and regulation impacts in developing countries and arrived at a need for a holistic approach and national waste management policy to encourage the recycling industry in trash receiving states. This study found that although developing countries had a perfect set of rules and norms regarding sustainable waste management and protecting illicit trash trade, most of them had shortages due to internal and external factors. Solid waste management in developing and least developed countries was a never-ending problem due to the low technological requirements and economic investments.
Proposal to the Ministry of Justice - Sri Lanka, 2020
This report aims to identify how the commercial legal system can be streamlined to cater to the n... more This report aims to identify how the commercial legal system can be streamlined to cater to the needs of modern-day supply chains, global markets and cross border commercial transactions. The youth are active participants of the local economy and the international trade sector of the Country, as members of the national labour force. Therefore, where the local commercial law is reformed to encourage business and transactions with foreign markets, it facilitates the expansion of the commercial sector of the Country thereby resulting in greater employment to the youth in satisfactory work environments. In light of this correlation between the reform of the local commercial legal system and the better performance of commercial industries in the Country, this report presents reforms from the perspective of the youth of this Country. This youth centric perspective underpinning the reforms can be regarded as the uniqueness of this proposal. It is the aim of the formulators of this report to present recommendations in this proposal which are a value addition from the viewpoint of the youth population of the Country, to the top level movement for reforming the commercial legal system of Sri Lanka which is led by the The Commercial Law Reforms Sub-Committee – Special Unit of the Ministry of Justice.
Discrimination of women violates the principle of equality. Participation of women, on equal foot... more Discrimination of women violates the principle of equality. Participation of women, on equal footing with men, in the socio-economical, cultural and political scenarios must be strengthened. This paper significantly discusses the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Sri Lanka with reference to Article 15 and in-depth Article 16 of CEDAW with the comparison of its obligation with the state parties to the convention like, India, South Africa, Switzerland and Islamic Nations. Further, this paper portrays the possible reformations to improve and enhance the position of women as against the prevailing discriminations and inequalities.
Human Rights Law and Policy Review, 2018
The principal argument addressed in this paper is, how the debate between Universalism and Cultur... more The principal argument addressed in this paper is, how the debate between Universalism and Cultural Relativism, as evidenced in the international arena, influences the prevailing tension in respect of cultural diversity and universal standardized human rights (HR) system in Sri Lanka and suggests ways to harmonize both without interruptions.
International trade has been dramatically transformed with the creation of the World Trade Organi... more International trade has been dramatically transformed with the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Though international trade continues to be conducted essentially by private parties, no attempt at harmonization has neared the success of the WTO. Critique the role of the WTO in regulating international trade, focusing on the following aspects: • The relevance of the covered agreements of the WTO in the effort at harmonization. • The dispute settlement mechanism of the WTO
Neetham Law Journal, 2018
This paper aims to define the scope and applicability of ‘Privacy’ in the Information Technology ... more This paper aims to define the scope and applicability of ‘Privacy’ in the Information Technology (IT) as well as in the Non - IT domain and portrays the existing legal framework in Sri Lanka. It demonstrates the victimization of individuals and institutions in the present electronic era by privacy threats. This paper scrutinizes reasons for the absence of Privacy as a fundamental right so far and finally, it publicizes the recommendations with the implementation strategy.
Teaching Documents by Ajra Azhar
Assignment, 2018
Natural law is a method, not a code. One does not reason from words but from facts. The nearest t... more Natural law is a method, not a code. One does not reason from words but from facts. The nearest thing to a written code of natural law is the vast body of natural law precedent. But a precedent only applies to similar cases and is thus rooted in the particular time and circumstances of the particular case, whereas natural law is universal, applying to all free men at all times and all places.
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