Language Rights in Sri Lanka

(2008, 188pp Price SLR 350/ US$ 7)
– ISBN: 978-955-1302-14-6

Contents
– Part I: Tamil as an Official Language

1. Opening Remarks
   – Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera, M. P.
2. Reality Check and Recommendations on Language Rights
   – Mr. N. Selvakkumaran
3. Bilingualisation of the Public Service
   – Mr. Raja Collure
4. Civil Society’s Role in Enforcing Language Rights
   – Dr. Kumar Rupesinghe
5. Opening the Door to Tamil/s? Linguistic Minority Policy and Rights
   – Mr. B. Skanthakumar
   – Part II: Annexes
6. Ceylon (Constitution) Order-in-Council of 1946, Section 29
7. Official Language Act, No. 33 of 1956
8. Bandaranaike – Chelvanayakam Pact of 1957
9. Tamil Language (Special Provisions) Act, No. 28 of 1958
10. Senanayake – Chelvanayakam Pact of 1965
11. Tamil Language (Special Provisions) Regulations of 1966
12. Constitution of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) of 1972, Chapter III
13. Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of 1978, Chapters III (extracts) and IV
14. Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist -Republic of Sri Lanka of 1987, Article 2
15. Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of 1988, Articles 2 - 5
16. Official Languages Commission Act, No. 18 of 1991
17. Public Administration Circular No. 03/2007
18. Public Administration Circular No. 07/2007
19. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, Articles 2, 14, 26 and 27
20. Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities of 1992
21. European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages of 1992
    – Part III:Complaints
22. Contact Information

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