Sovereignty and the 1972 Constitution

Hallie Ludsin — Republic at 40 · Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), Colombo (2023)

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Ludsin's chapter on how the 1972 Constitution reframed sovereignty in a way that foreclosed federal accommodation. Standing legal-theory anchor for the case-organ position that the unitary-state move in 1972 was the constitutional turning point — not 1956 (Sinhala Only) or 1983 (Sixth Amendment) — for the trajectory toward armed conflict.

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