Abstract
Much of the literature on transitional justice underplays the role of economic rights in shoring up peace. The case of Sri Lanka demonstrates the urgency of addressing them. Until a month ago, Sri Lanka was the country with Asia’s longest running civil war. Since independence in 1947, the island nation has been wracked by conflict between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority—a conflict that has eroded political stability and aggravated internal inequalities. The struggle was marked not only by inter-ethnic and religious tensions but also by a fight for control over land and resources.
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Hertel, Shareen
(2009)
"Moving Beyond Conflict in Sri Lanka: The Economic Rights Dimension,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 9:
Iss.
7, Article 3.
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