2019 Book Chapter Reform and crisis: reflections on the culture of constitutional government in Sri LankaRatnapala, Suri (2019). Reform and crisis: reflections on the culture of constitutional government in Sri Lanka. Constitutional reform and crisis in Sri Lanka. (pp. 240-262) edited by Asanga Welikala. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Centre for Policy Alternatives. |
2018 Book Chapter Liberal peace and its prospects in the twenty first centuryRatnapala, Suri (2018). Liberal peace and its prospects in the twenty first century. A commitment to excellence: essays in honour of Emeritus Professor Gabriël A. Moens. edited by Augusto Zimmermann. Redland Bay, QLD, Australia: Connor Court Publishing. |
2018 Book Chapter Decline and fall of Sri Lanka's judiciary and prospects for resurrectionRatnapala, Suri (2018). Decline and fall of Sri Lanka's judiciary and prospects for resurrection. Asia-Pacific judiciaries: independence, impartiality and integrity. (pp. 305-329) edited by H. P. Lee and Marilyn Pittard. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316480946.016 |
2016 Book Chapter The two theses of the philosophy of separating powers: who exercises power and how?Ratnapala, Suri (2016). The two theses of the philosophy of separating powers: who exercises power and how?. Judicial independence in Australia: contemporary challenges, future directions. (pp. 22-36) edited by Rebecca Ananian-Welsh and Jonathan Crowe. Annandale, NSW, Australia: Federation Press. |
2015 Book Chapter Failure of quasi-Gaullist presidentialism in Sri LankaRatnapala, Suri (2015). Failure of quasi-Gaullist presidentialism in Sri Lanka. Reforming Sri Lankan presidentialism - provenance, problems and prospects. (pp. 658-690) edited by Asanga Welikala. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Centre for Policy Alternatives. |
2012 Book Chapter Australian Constitutionalism: An OverviewRatnapala, Anura S. (2012). Australian Constitutionalism: An Overview. Australian Constitutional Law: foundations and theory. (pp. 14-35) edited by Anura S. Ratnapala and Jonathan G. Crowe. Australia: Oxford University Press. |
2012 Book Chapter Foedus Pacificum: A response to ethnic regionalism within nation statesRatnapala, Suri (2012). Foedus Pacificum: A response to ethnic regionalism within nation states. The future of Australian federalism: Comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. (pp. 250-271) edited by Gabrielle Appleby, Nicholas T. Aroney and Thomas John. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511902550.016 |
2011 Book Chapter Law, legal theory and libertyRatnapala, Suri and Moens, Gabriel A. (2011). Law, legal theory and liberty. Jurisprudence of Liberty. (pp. 1-15) edited by Suri Ratnapala and Gabriel A. Moens. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths. |
2011 Book Chapter The German border guard cases: natural law and the duty to disobey immoral lawsMoens, Gabriel Adelin and Ratnapala, Anura S. (2011). The German border guard cases: natural law and the duty to disobey immoral laws. Jurisprudence of liberty. (pp. 271-292) Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths. |
2011 Book Chapter Law as a knowledge processRatnapala, Suri (2011). Law as a knowledge process. Jurisprudence of Liberty. (pp. 175-204) edited by Suri Ratnapala and Gabriel A. Moens. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths. |
2011 Book Chapter Separation of powers: Cornerstone of liberty under lawRatnapala, Suri (2011). Separation of powers: Cornerstone of liberty under law. Jurisprudence of Liberty. (pp. 53-81) edited by Suri Ratnapala and Gabriel A Moens. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Lexis Nexis Butterworths. |
2010 Book Chapter The jurisprudence of Friedrich A HayekRatnapala, Suri (2010). The jurisprudence of Friedrich A Hayek. The multi-layered Hayek. (pp. 45-59) edited by Oliver Marc Hartwich. St Leonards, N.S.W., Australia: Centre for Independent Studies. |
2010 Book Chapter Law, legislation and liberty : Friedrich Hayek, 1973Ratnapala, Anura S. (2010). Law, legislation and liberty : Friedrich Hayek, 1973. 100 great books of liberty : The essential introduction to the greatest idea of Western Civilization. (pp. 22-27) edited by Chris Berg, John Roskam and Andrew Kemp. Ballan, Vic., Australia: Connor Court Publishing. |
2010 Book Chapter Constituent power of the Queensland ParliamentRatnapala, Suri (2010). Constituent power of the Queensland Parliament. Queensland's Constitution: Past, present and future. (pp. 149-174) edited by Michael White and Aladin Rahemtula. Brisbane, Queensland: Supreme Court of Queensland Library. |
2010 Book Chapter The theory of moral sentiments : Adam Smith, 1759Ratnapala, Anura S. (2010). The theory of moral sentiments : Adam Smith, 1759. 100 great books of liberty : The essential introduction to the greatest idea of Western Civilization. (pp. 199-207) edited by Chris Berg, John Roskam and Andrew Kemp. Ballan, Vic., Australia: Connor Court Publishing. |
2010 Book Chapter Dissolving the chimera of the "Adam Smith problem"Ratnapala, Suri (2010). Dissolving the chimera of the "Adam Smith problem". The market society and its morality: 250 years of Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments. (pp. 39-55) edited by Michael Zöller and Manfred Petri. Bayreuth, Germany: Council on Public Policy, Universität Bayreuth. |
2007 Book Chapter John Locke's doctrine of the separation of powers: A re-evaluationRatnapala, A. S. (2007). John Locke's doctrine of the separation of powers: A re-evaluation. Locke and Law. (pp. 244-274) edited by Thom Brooks. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing. |
2006 Book Chapter Moral Capital and Commercial SocietyRatnapala, A. S. (2006). Moral Capital and Commercial Society. The Challenge of Liberty : Classical Liberalism Today. (pp. 97-121) edited by Robert Higgs and Carl Close. California, USA: The Independent Institute. |
2006 Book Chapter Securing Constitutional Government: The Perpetual ChallengeRatnapala, A. S. (2006). Securing Constitutional Government: The Perpetual Challenge. The Challenge of Liberty: Classical Liberalism Today. (pp. 141-165) edited by Robert Higgs and Carl Close. California, USA: The Independent Institute. |
2003 Book Chapter Sir William Webb: A hobbesian jurist?Ratnapala, A. S. (2003). Sir William Webb: A hobbesian jurist?. Queensland Judges on the High Court. (pp. 133-150) edited by Dr Michael white; Aladin Rahemtula. Brisbane, Queensland: Supreme Court of Queensland Library. |