Impact of constitutional reforms on territorial integrity
By Neville Ladduwahetty-September 18, 2017, 9:06 pm
The "(Draft) Interim Report of the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly dated 6th September 2017" describes the territory of Sri Lanka as consisting of provinces where powers of government are divided between the centre and the provinces. Therefore, the comments below are limited to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 that address the structure of the State, and to "Principles of Devolution" to provinces. Threats to territorial integrity when extensive devolved powers are granted to units such as Provinces that are territorially large, are also addressed.