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11th June 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka: We are pleased to note that the two-volume publication, The Sri Lankan Republic at 40: Reflections on Constitutional History, Theory and Practice, edited by Asanga Welikala and published by CPA in December 2012, has been extremely well received by both Sri Lankan scholars and comparative constitutional lawyers.Reviews of the book by Laksiri Fernando, Kalana Senaratne, Judith Large and Kumudini Samuel have already been published on Groundviews and elsewhere, and are reproduced on the book's dedicated website.Shorter responses to the book by a diverse range of distinguished international scholars including Anthony Bradley, Neil DeVotta, Detmar Doering, Harshan Kumarasingham, Nikhil Narayan, Arun Thiruvengadam and Mark Tushnet can also be read on the same webpage.The Republic at 40 is available to download as complete volumes or individual chapters from here.source: http://republicat40.org/hello-world/ (via CPA)