PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW
The colonial nature of international law has been a moot point in legal academia, which univocally suggests international law as an imperial instrument. Given these exergies, the question that this paper seeks to examine is how Portuguese encounters in the 16th century Sri Lanka reflects the seeds o...
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| description | The colonial nature of international law has been a moot point in legal academia, which univocally suggests international law as an imperial instrument. Given these exergies, the question that this paper seeks to examine is how Portuguese encounters in the 16th century Sri Lanka reflects the seeds of international legal system dominated by European interests. The policy espoused by the Portuguese in Sri Lanka during their encounters with the Kotte kingdom raise the initial examples of unequal treaties, exclusion of sovereignty and the adoption of “puppet rulers”. This paper makes a critical inquiry in examining these elements parallel to the development of 16th century international law. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fb3141a28284dbd97b6b70069dcf99e2024-01-03T06:51:55ZengFaculty of Law, Universitas LampungLampung Journal of International Law2656-65322723-26032023-12-015211312810.25041/lajil.v5i2.29461676PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAWPunsara Amarasinghe0Institute of Law, Politics and Development, Scoula Superirore Sant AnnaThe colonial nature of international law has been a moot point in legal academia, which univocally suggests international law as an imperial instrument. Given these exergies, the question that this paper seeks to examine is how Portuguese encounters in the 16th century Sri Lanka reflects the seeds of international legal system dominated by European interests. The policy espoused by the Portuguese in Sri Lanka during their encounters with the Kotte kingdom raise the initial examples of unequal treaties, exclusion of sovereignty and the adoption of “puppet rulers”. This paper makes a critical inquiry in examining these elements parallel to the development of 16th century international law.https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/lajil/article/view/2946sri lankakotteportuguesesovereigntykingdom |
| spellingShingle | Punsara Amarasinghe PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW Lampung Journal of International Law sri lanka kotte portuguese sovereignty kingdom |
| title | PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| title_full | PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| title_fullStr | PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| title_full_unstemmed | PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| title_short | PORTUGUESE IMPERIAL BUILDING IN THE KOTTE KINGDOM OF SRI LANKA AS A REFLECTION OF 16TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| title_sort | portuguese imperial building in the kotte kingdom of sri lanka as a reflection of 16th century international law |
| topic | sri lanka kotte portuguese sovereignty kingdom |
| url | https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/lajil/article/view/2946 |
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