2024 Book Philosophy, law and culture of liberal democracy and the authoritarian challengeRatnapala, Suri (2024). Philosophy, law and culture of liberal democracy and the authoritarian challenge. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. |
2019 Journal Article Sri Lanka's quest for a reformed constitution: Lessons froma lost opportunityPulle, Austin I. and Ratnapala, Suri (2019). Sri Lanka's quest for a reformed constitution: Lessons froma lost opportunity. Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 7 (2), 285-308. doi: 10.1093/cjcl/cxz011 |
2019 Journal Article Defending liberal democracy and liberal peace in the time of rising populism and fascismRatnapala, Suri (2019). Defending liberal democracy and liberal peace in the time of rising populism and fascism. Centre for Independent Studies Analysis Papers (Analysis Paper 3), 1-23. |
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 Journal Article Enlightenment under siege: are the obituaries premature?Ratnapala, Suri (2018). Enlightenment under siege: are the obituaries premature?. Policy: A Journal of Public Policy and Ideas, 34 (2), 57-62. |
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 |
2017 Book JurisprudenceRatnapala, Suri (2017). Jurisprudence. 3rd ed. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. |
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. |
2014 Journal Article Fiscal federalism in Australia: will Williams v Commonwealth be a pyrrhic victory?Ratnapala, Suri (2014). Fiscal federalism in Australia: will Williams v Commonwealth be a pyrrhic victory?. University of Queensland Law Journal, 33 (1), 63-82. |
2012 Journal Article Economics of collective choice: the missing dimension of constitutional theoryRatnapala, Anura (2012). Economics of collective choice: the missing dimension of constitutional theory. Public Choice, 152 (3), 461-466. doi: 10.1007/s11127-012-0001-6 |
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 |
2012 Journal Article Military justice and Chapter III: the constitutional basis of courts martialCrowe, Jonathan and Ratnapala, Suri (2012). Military justice and Chapter III: the constitutional basis of courts martial. Federal Law Review, 40 (2), 161-180. doi: 10.1177/0067205x1204000202 |
2012 Journal Article Broadening the reach of chapter III: The institutional integrity of state curts and the constitutional limits of state legislative powerRatnapala, Suri and Crowe, Jonathan (2012). Broadening the reach of chapter III: The institutional integrity of state curts and the constitutional limits of state legislative power. Melbourne University Law Review, 36 (1), 175-215. |
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 Australian constitutional law: foundations and theoryRatnapala, Suri and Crowe, Jonathan (2012). Australian constitutional law: foundations and theory. 3rd ed. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press. |
2011 Book Jurisprudence of libertySuri Ratnapala and Gabriel A. Moens eds. (2011). Jurisprudence of liberty. 2nd ed. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: LexisNexis Butterworths. |
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 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. |