Buddhism, Politics and the Limits of Law: The Pyrrhic Constitutionalism of Sri Lanka

Benjamin Schonthal · Cambridge University Press (2016)

tlte-cite:schonthal-2016

Editorial gloss

Cambridge peer-reviewed monograph documenting how Article 9's 'foremost place' clause for Buddhism in the 1972 and 1978 constitutions has been weaponised against minority religious interests — used as constitutional shield for archaeological and ecclesiastical encroachment in the North-East.

Live source

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/buddhism-politics-and-the-limits-of-law/2A4A4F8D1D1F4E1F8E1F8E1F8E1F8E1F

Archive snapshot · web.archive.org

Closest capture (auto-resolved)

Snapshot now · Save Page Now

If the live source ever rots, capture a fresh copy on web.archive.org. One click — no account needed.

Dossier tags

contested sovereignty
case suppression

Citation IDs in the tlte-cite: namespace are append-only and permanent. They can be quoted from any dossier, the Velicham assistant, or external scholarship. The canonical resolver lives atdocs.tlte.cloud/cite/<slug>.

Continue in Reference & Tools

Citations Appendix

Sourced references for the campaign archive.

Primary Evidence Ledger

First-hand documentation underpinning the case.

Comparative Precedents

How other post-conflict societies handled demilitarisation.

Diaspora Law Index· சட்ட அட்டவணை

109 laws, treaties and frameworks across 14 jurisdictions — filter by status, effect on the diaspora, and use-case (asset recovery, accountability, protest rights, self-determination, more). Citation-only.