Constitution Making: Some Points for Reflection
By Jayadeva Uyangoda-January 19, 2016, 11:10 am
University of Colombo
University of Colombo
A constitution can acquire this quality only if it enshrines a set of collective normative goals, as suggested above, that all citizens can share, subscribe to, defend, and be proud of, thereby giving a new meaning and substance to the idea of patriotism. Thus, a new constitution should be one that enables a political value based love of the country. When each of our citizens, from Point Pedro to Devinuwara and Kattankudy to Negombo can say, "I love my country because I love my country’s Constitution," it would be the day of greatest political fulfillment for Sri Lanka.