Dr. Shirani A. Bandaranayake

Experience

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  General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

  Aug 1986 - Aug 1989

  Founder Co-Ordinator (Law)
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  University of Colombo

  Jun 1987 - Sept 1992

  Head of the Department (Law)
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  University of Colombo

  May 1993 - Oct 1996

  • Associate Professor Of Law

    May 1993 - Oct 1996

  • Dean (Faculty of Law)

    Sept 1992 - Jul 1996

  • Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

    Jul 1981 - Jul 1993

  • Acting Vice Chancellor

    May 1993 - May 1993
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  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

  Oct 1996 - Jan 2015

  Appointed as the 43rd Chief Justice and the 1st female Chief Justice of the Republic on 17th May, 2011. The Chief Justice, as the Head of the Judiciary, is vested with the overall control of judicial administration and within the Supreme Court he holds the final authority in case allocation, Court management and general court administration. Prior to the appointment as the Chief Justice, had been functioning in the capacity of Acting Chief Justice for well over 11 occasions since February 2004.Was politically victimized and unconstitutionally impeached on 13th January, 2013.Resumed duties following a Presidential Order on 28th January 2015 and retired on 29th January 2015. Show less Appointed as the 1st female Judge of the Supreme Court in October 1996 and delivered over 320 considered Judgments and Determinations in disciplines such as Arbitration, Human Rights, mainly dealing with executive and administrative actions, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, International Law, Industrial Law and Labour Relations, Environmental Law, Banking, Property and Family matters, Law of Succession, Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, Commercial Law and Intellectual Property, since the appointment in 1996. Show less

  • Former Chief Justice

    May 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Chairperson (Judges Training Institute)

    May 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Chairperson (Council of Legal Education)

    May 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Chairperson/Member of the Judicial Service Commision

    Jul 2009 - Jan 2015

  • Judge of the Supreme Court

    Oct 1996 - May 2011
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  Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

  Jun 2017 - now

  Member

  Members of the Court are potential arbitrators appointed by Contracting Parties.