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ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN: SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka ratified the CRC on 12 July Ratified international instruments do not automatically have the force of law in Sri Lanka. To have domestic effect, they must be incorporated into domestic law through legislation. As stated by the Sri Lankan Supreme Court in Nallaratnam Singarasa v. The Attorney General, "a treaty or covenant has ...