Abstract
On 31 March 2011, the United Nations Secretary-General's panel of experts handed down a report on 'Accountability in Sri Lanka'. Among other things, the report observed that the Attorney-General's Department in Sri Lanka suffers from a lack of independence from the President. Further, the Department plays a dual role both advising the government and functioning as the public prosecutorial agency. The Sri Lankan Solicitor-General is part of this Department, and is therefore either paralysed by, or a product of, these institutional dichotomies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-25 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Bond Law Review |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |