2017 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Behaviour of reinforced full scale embankment on hard ground in Phitsanulok, Thailand
(2017)A full-scale test embankment (6 m height) constructed by Department of Highways, the Bureau of Road Research and Development in Phitsanulok, Thailand was simulated using FEM 2D. A surcharge fill of 1.2 m thick without re ... -
Human-Centred Design of Ships
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The Need for a Regional Mechanism to Combat Piracy at Sea in the South Asian Region.
(2017)This research paper explores whether there is a need for a regional mechanism to combat piracy in South Asia with special reference to Sri Lanka. Thus, the objectives of this paper revolves around identifying whether there ... -
Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fishing by Sri Lankan Fishermen: Law Implementation Mechanism and Fishers’ Attitudes on Compliance
(2017)Abstract –This paper discusses the mechanism of the national legal framework for combatting IUU fishing and suggests strategic improvements based on fishers’ attitudes on compliance. A questionnaire was prepared and forwarded ... -
Analysis of Dependencies & Legal Barriers on Digital Forensic Investigations in Sri Lanka
(2017)The objective of this research is to investigate dependencies and legal barriers arises when conducting digital forensic investigation in Sri Lankan context. Since the Sri Lankan legislations on computer crimes are now ... -
Decisive role of Roman Law in development of International Law
(2017)Abstract –Roman Law has been generally conceived by legal academia as a system of private law, which mainly deals with contact, marriage and property. Though it has been not much widely discussed Justinian’s “Corpus Juris” ... -
Protection of Women in Non International Armed Conflict- A Feminist Perspective
(2017)The legal regime of international humanitarian law is meant for protection for victims of armed conflict. It distinguishes two types of armed conflicts, namely: IAC, opposing two or more States, and NIAC, between governmental ... -
Impact of GIS Modelling in Military Operational Planning
(2017)The operation planning process takes considerable time and requires sound intelligence regarding the battlefield in preparing a successful operation plan. It is a globally accepted fact that sound planning and preparatio ... -
The Strategic Importance of Sri Lanka in Indian Ocean Region: Reference to String of Pearls Strategy
(2017)China’s interest in maritime silk route and continues energy flow to the country has resulted as “String of Pearls” across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In the 21st century, China came into the scenario of balancing the ... -
Emergence of Tamil Tiger Cells in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Analysis to Terrorism Perspective
(2017)Ethnic conflict had created political, economic, and security influences in Sri Lanka. From the late 1970s until 2009, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam known as LTTE conducted a massive violent campaign against the g ... -
Entrepreneurial Aspirations and Expectations of Sri Lanka Military Veterans
(2017)In Sri Lanka Army, there are soldiers retiring in the active age group of 40-45 and most of them are with lots of experience, skills, knowledge and potentials which could be utilized to enhance the country’s economy whil ... -
Survival of Kandy before Three European Nations
(2017)This paper intends to trace the secret of survival of Knadyan kingdom till it fell down to the British in 1815. The innovational methods used by Kandyan since the day Kandy was attacked by Portuguese in later part of 16t ... -
21st Century Great Game and its Actors: India’s Interests in Central Asia and its Repercussions in South Asia
(2017)In 2012 June India launched a “Connect Central Asia” policy which embodies India’s ardent concern over Central Asian states. This paper will show how this policy would undermine the regional stability of South Asia since ... -
Regional hegemony and small state survival: Re – examining Ceylon’s foreign policy under premier D.S Senanayake
(2017)Literature that deals with Ceylon's foreign policy during the D.S Senanayake administration (19481952) evinces a general hypothesis regarding the close relationship between the Ceylonese administration and the British go ... -
The Influence of Global Islam Radicalisation to Sri Lanka
(2017)The Threat of Global Islam Radicalisation to Sri Lanka’ is a paper submitted to the 10th KDU International Research Conference. This paper in its Introduction examines the background to conflicts in countries where Isla ... -
Air Power: A Response Option to Counter the Challenges of Sub-Conventional Warfare Dynamics
(2017)Sub-conventional warfare refers to the grey region of the spectrum of conflict. Since inception the face of the sub-conventional warfare remains in a continuous transition due to the changing dynamics of technology, inte ...