Seminar on Democracy, Pluralism, and Constitutionalism in Southern Asia
Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law and the Centre for South Asian Studies
Neil MacCormick Room, David Hume Tower
21st November 2017
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome and Introduction by the Chair: Navraj Singh Ghaleigh
14:10 – 15:00 A Royal Coup – The Forced Dissolution of Pakistan’s Constituent Assembly using the Royal Prerogative and the Misrule of Law:
H. Kumarasingham
15:00 – 15:20 Discussants: Wilfried Swenden and Asanga Welikala
15:20 – 15:45 Plenary Discussion
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 16:45 In Search of the Ancient Constitution? The Galactic Polity and the Constitutional Challenge of National Pluralism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar: Roshan de Silva Wijeyeratne and Asanga Welikala
16:45 – 17:15 Discussants: Jonathan Spencer and Wilfried Swenden
17:15 – 17:45 Plenary Discussion
19:00 Dinner