SRI LANKA: The destruction of the basic structure of Sri Lankan democracy
Contributors: Basil Fernando-September 2, 2013
A response to Dr. Mark Cooray's defence of the impeachment of the Chief Justice
(This article initially appeared in GALLE –Law Journal- 2013 Vol. 2)
"We have every reason to be proud of the fact that our judicial system has been adopted in so many different parts of the world. At the heart of it is fairness to everyone who holds views with which the government doesn't agree, and judicial independence. Without these ingredients, the wearing of wigs, the humble submissions and the quoting of House of Lords authorities become a meaningless parade of archaic customs and costumes."
Sir John Mortimer QC
