Senior Lecturer (Gr.II)
Legal Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Contact:
CRC, 2nd floor, HSS building
Office: 112881319, Ext: 2305
E-mail: wpand@ou.ac.lk
LL.B (University of Colombo),LL.M (University of Colombo), LL.M (KDU), PgDLS(University of Colombo), Attorney- at -Law
Last Updated on 1 year
Areas of Specialization:Criminal Law, Labour Law, Interpretation of Statutes
Research interests:Criminal Law, Labour Law
Affiliations:Bar Association of Sri Lanka,
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University,
Sri Lanka Police College
Course Coordination:Criminal Law, Roman Law
Research Supervisions:LLM dissertation supervisor and examiner, Masters of Laws in Criminal Justice Administration Degree Programme, Department of Legal Studies, the Open University of Sri Lanka
LL.M dissertation supervisor and examiner, FGS of KDU
Publications:Articles and Conference Proceedings
Panditharatne, W.N.G, A Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Mechanisms set
out in the Industrial Disputes Act for the Prevention and Settlement of Industrial disputes.
International Conference on Law & Justice 2013, International Center for Research &
Development (ICRD), Sri Lanka
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Combating Maritime Piracy and Sri Lanka’s Aim of Becoming a
Future Trading Hub in Asia, KDU International Research Symposium 2013, General Sir
John Kotelawala Defense University. Sri Lanka.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Approaches to Water Resources Management; Commitments
under International and Regional Conventions; An Overview. The International
Conference on Bio Diversity 2013, International Centre for Research and Development.
Sri Lanka
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Jeewanthi M.K.G., Selvaras J, Malala’s Voice for Women’s Right
to Education; In Sri Lankan Perspective., Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of
Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Conference 2013, Sri Lanka.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, A Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Mechanisms set
out in the Industrial Disputes Act for the Prevention and Settlement of Industrial disputes,
Manurawa Annual Journal 2014, Published by the Law Students’ Human Rights
Movement, Sri Lanka Law College.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Promoting Ethical Recruitment in Labour Migration: Sri Lankan
Legal Perspective, International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC) 2015, Faculty
of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Hybrid Tribunal System as an Effective Alternative to
International Tribunals for the Prosecution of International Crimes: An Overview,
Manurawa Annual Journal 2016, Published by the Law Students’ Human Rights
Movement, Sri Lanka Law College.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Mechanisms set out in the Industrial Disputes Act of Sri Lanka for
the Prevention and Settlement of Industrial disputes: An Overview, BOC Legal News,
Quarterly Publication of the Legal Department of Bank of Ceylon, Vol.29, 2016.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Legislative Responses and Cooperation to Combat Computer
Crimes; An Overview, The Manurawa Annual Journal 2017, Published by the Law
Students’ Human Rights Movement, Sri Lanka Law College.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Preventing Disability-discrimination in Employment to achieve
Sustainable Development Goal 8: International Legal Perspective. 07 th International
Conference on Social Science and Humanities (Language studies, Sociology & Law)
2019, Global Academic Research Institute, Sri Lanka
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Flags of (In) convenience? Concerns regarding Flag State control
and compliance: A critical analysis of Flag State duties as laid down under the UNCLOS
03 rd International Conference on Sociology & Law 2020, Global Academic Research
Institute, Sri Lanka.
Panditharatne, W.N.G, Thilakarathne, W.G.T.Y. Analysis of the Effectiveness of Selected
International Labour Standards in Ensuring Employment Wellbeing in the Aftermath of
the Covid-19 Pandemic. 04 th International Conference on Sociology & Law 2021, Global
Academic Research Institute, Sri Lanka.
Thilakarathne, W.G.T.Y., Panditharatne, W.N.G, Necessity of incorporating a provision of
right to life into the Constitution of Sri Lanka- A Legal Analysis, 04th International
Conference on Sociology & Law 2021, Global Academic Research Institute, Sri Lanka.
Manoj, W.D, Panditharatne, W.N.G, The Viability of Constitutionally recognizing the
Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment in Sri Lanka, The Manurawa Annual Journal
2022, Published by the Law Students’ Human Rights Movement, Sri Lanka Law College.