The Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law University of Colombo

“In celebration of the World Rotaract Week (March 11th - 17th) ” Being one of the largest youth organisations in the world, the Rotaract Movement has captured the hearts of many enthusiastic young leaders across the globe.   Rotaract was founded fifty years ago, with the Rotaract Club of North Charlotte, Carolina being the first club to be chartered, on March 13, 1968. The new program’s name, Rotaract, was created by Rotary International as a combination of the words “Rotary” and “Action”. The aim of the program was stated to be “to develop leadership and responsible citizenship through service to the community.” Currently the movement has spread its reach to around 180 countries and has more than 10,000 clubs worldwide under its name based on both communities and institutes. Rotaract caters to young adults between the ages of 18-30. As this is the stage at which they explore new avenues in life, Rotaract opens up opportunities for its club members to enhance their ...

CONSIDERATION : AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN A CONTRACT Introduction Consideration is one of the indispensable aspects of a contract upon which its validity is sustained. Validity of consideration is essential in a contract to guarantee the legal efficacy of the promise shared between two parties. In the case of Currie v. Misa , consideration has been defined as something more than a mere performance of an act, which considers the rights and obligation of each party. Along with the concept of consideration, our courts of law have also recognized justa causa as a distinct principle. The latter in comparison to the former has demanded a wider and subjective approach in terms of validating a contract by including factors such as the morality and benevolence of the contracting parties. Our courts of law by long-rooted judicial practice have applied both concepts in deciding the cases.   Therefore, the following analysis will deal with few issues in consideration such as the valid...

What is this 19th Amendment ? Introduction When considered the constitutional history of Sri Lanka, the 19th amendment to the constitution is one of the progressive amendments. After the repeal of the 17th amendment and the introduction of the 18th amendment there have been discussions about bringing back the concept of Rule of Law, Separation of powers, transparency and accountability seen in the 17th A. Thus it had been the key concern of the drafters to bring forth an amendment which protects the sovereignty of the electorate. Therefore this will analyze the extent to which the 19A was successful by analyzing its provisions alongside the principles and themes of good governance. The 19A re-introduces a few concepts which were mentioned in the 17A such as the “Constitutional council” and introduces new provisions alongside it. This essay will analyze only a selected number of provisions seen in the 19A . The Constitutional Council The main reason behind the introduction of th...