Gyges' ring : the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka

Basil Fernando examines the effects on Sri Lankan society of the country's 1978 Constitution, which grants guardianship of the constitution to the executive president. The book is a co-publication of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and RCT.

Author: Basil Fernando

Fernando B: Gyges' ring : the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. Hong Kong: Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC); Copenhagen: Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims (RCT), 2011. - ISBN 978-962-8314-51-5

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