The Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law University of Colombo

The award winning club service project jointly organized by the Rotaract Clubs of Faculty of Law of University of Colombo and Chunnakam, “Nanba ‘19” Connecting Cultures, was held for the second consecutive time from the 5th to 7th of April 2019. Planning the project commenced with fixing a date to conduct the project and then, the relevant details were shared on social media platforms to encourage attendance. Upon conclusion of registrations, the transport and accommodation facilities were planned out. The agenda and the necessary equipment to conduct the project were planned later with the joint efforts of both the Clubs. Twenty-two Rotractors from the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law were on board the momentous journey to Jaffna in the YaalDevi and celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year the following day with the Rotaract Club of Chunnakam in a spirit of friendship and fraternity. Several traditional new year games were conducted, prizes were di...

The project Soundscope is yet another Signature Project of the club, conducted at the Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalane. This was held on the 3rd April, where the Sinhala and Tamil New Year rituals and games were organized jointly by the Club members along with the staff members of the school. True to the Club Theme for 2018/19, Innovate-Serve-Empower, the project was a success in demonstrating our service and dedication to the stigmatized communities of society.

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...

With the sound of the cuckoo bird singing, the Rotaract Club of Faculty of Law, University of Colombo held their annual Avurudu Celebrations at the Rathmalana School for the Deaf and Blind this year too. Bringing in the Avurudu vibes, the celebration was the second phase of club's signature project 'Soundscope', which was organized to empower the deaf community and bridge the gap between them and the society. Phase I of the project was an awareness video regarding the deaf community and through this hoped to break the stigma attached to deaf people in the society by giving them a notion of self-dignity and respect. The second phase was the Avururdu celebrations which is one of the club's favourite events of the year. Many avurudu activities were organized for both the teachers and students of the Rathmalana Deaf and Blind School and the day spent with them amidst the singing of avurudu songs, dancing and games is an experience that any Rotaractor of the club ...

Phase 2 of  Soundscope  took the form of a New Year’s Festival organized in collaboration with the Ceylon School for the Deaf for its student population. The Club met with the Principal Mrs. Samanthika Jayasuriya   in order to designate their duties and responsibilities and discuss the various technicalities of the project. The date for this was scheduled as the 3 rd  of April and the Rotaractors spent  the days  leading up preparing activities, purchasing necessary items and gifts and coordinating wit h the school.  The day before the Festival, the Rotaractors visited the school to create a festive atmosphere by setting up the equipment and decorations for the celebrations of the following day. On the day of, the Rotaractors arrived to find the students decked in colourful garb, Avurudu music blasting through the speakers, and everywhere you looked, smiles of good cheer and anticipation. The compere for the programme, Mr. Rajith Madushan...