The Good Governance Government should not ignore Sri Lanka’s slipping down on the World Rule of Law Index
Monday, 6 February 2017
King Elara’s observance of the Rule of Law to the letter
According to a story in Sri Lanka’s great chronicle, Mahavansa, a Tamil usurper named Elara of the Uju tribe had invaded Lanka in the 2nd century BCE and ruled the northern part of the country from his seat at Anuradhapura for 44 years. He had administered, says Mahavansa, “justice with impartiality to friends and to foes”. 