Publisher's Synopsis
Academic Paper in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, University of Peradeniya, language: English, abstract: This article intends to examine the differences between the 19th and 20th Amendments to the Constitution in Sri Lanka, and the movement why the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is more important than the 20th Amendment. The first part of this article addresses the meaning of the Constitution, what is the meaning of the Amendments, why the constitution has become a crucial part of the society, and the introduction of the 18th amendment to the constitution. After introducing the constitution, the second part of this article enunciated differences between the 19th and 20th amendments to the constitution in Sri Lanka with the respective provisions. Within this part, considered the key changes that have been done by the amendments. The power of the Executive Presidency, the Constitutional and Parliamentary Council, the changes of the Legislature, the changes of the Judiciary, and the Human Rights, appointing judges, and the changes of the Cabinet are the key features have discussed in the second part. Finally, the third part of this article demonstrated the importance of the 19th amendment to the constitution and why we should restore the 19th amendment as a solution to the existing crisis in Sri Lanka.
