SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities [SICASH] 2021

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    Pro-Choice v. Pro-Life: A Perennial Conundrum- An Alternative Discourse for Abortion in Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Antony, S
    Abortion is a highly contested issue all over the world. In Sri Lanka, the abortion discourse is emotionally charged and dictated by religious and customary norms and practices that regulate female morality and sexuality. Several attempts at introducing menial changes to the law have failed. Regulation of women in the private sphere, subject to a different set of norms, convolutes the theory of abortion as a right to autonomy and bodily integrity. In the United States, the pro-choice versus pro-life debate has been central to the discourse on a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy. Since the ruling in Roe v. Wade, activists from both spectrums have fought aggressively to utilize the forces of politics and law to catalyst change. Contrastingly, most Western European states decriminalized abortion whilst maintaining a normative disapproval of abortion. The legal processes adopted in Western European countries situated the debate within broader social and public policy concerns. In this paper, it is argued that the abortion discourse in Sri Lanka should be isolated from the pro-choice/pro-life dichotomy that pits women against their unborn children, limiting possibilities and compromises. The paper advocates an alternative approach by engaging in a comparative analysis. It draws attention to the limitations of the privacy doctrine beyond Roe and repositions the debate within a broader socio-legal framework which encapsulates the real concerns of women.
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    The Scope of the Data Protection Regime in Sri Lanka; The Way Forward
    (Faculty of Humanities and Sciences,SLIIT, 2021-09-25) Widanapathirana, S. H
    In the age of business where information is recognized as one of the most essential factors, the methods by which data is obtained and maintained can jeopardize the privacy of persons and may result in multiple violations of one’s rights. Thus, proactive measures imposed through legislation is a necessity as data protection is proven to be a concern that should not be treated as trivial. Sri Lanka has, within the past few decades, made individual attempts to ensure the safety of data in various fields including the banking sector, registration of persons and in relation to the usage of computer devices. However, it remains a question as to whether Sri Lanka has successfully afforded protection against modern-day perils. A comprehensive analysis of domestic legal provisions exemplified a clear collective attempt made by the local legislature to ensure protection for data at the domestic level. However, concerns in terms of the sufficiency of the existing legal provisions in the Sri Lankan legislative framework is notable when compared with different jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom which contains recent laws regarding the subject area of data protection. Even though Sri Lankan legislative framework consists of multiple laws in the discipline of data protection in varying capacities as an umbrella of protection, similar to the United States of America, improvements can be incorporated to guarantee optimum efficiency in protection for data. Hence, the conclusion that is made, considering the prevalent legal stance of Sri Lanka and the international standards, is to ensure the recognition of the Data Protection Bill of Sri Lanka to effectively address related challenges to a level satisfactory with accountability and diligence in line with the support of the existing legislative framework on data protection.