Sanjayan Rajasingham: Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna
Bachelor of Laws Degree: University of Colombo
Master of Laws Degree: Yale Law School
Doctor of Juridical Science: Yale Law School
Email: sanjayan_rajasingham@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Substack: https://enchantedconstitutions.substack.com/
Assistant Lecturer: 2017
Lecturer (probationary): 2017-2018
Lecturer (on contract): 2023-2024
Senior Lecturer (Gr II): 2024 to date
Sanjayan’s research covers public law, law and religion, legal pedagogy and Buddhism and constitutions, with a focus on Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma. At the Department, he teaches courses on constitutional law, administrative law, law and society, and research methodology.
‘Not just power: Buddhism, the state and modernity in Sri Lanka’ (2025) Asian Journal of Law and Society (forthcoming)
‘Book Review: Constitutional Bricolage: Thailand’s sacred monarchy vs the rule of law (Hart Publishing 2021)’ (2024) 72 American Journal of Comparative Law 241
‘Innominate constitutions and power-sharing in Sri Lanka’ (2022) 7 Indian Law Review 150
‘Federal or Unitary: The Power-sharing Debate in Sri Lanka’ (2019) 108 Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs 653
‘Reforming the Rule Against Bias in Administrative Law’ (2017) 3 (3) Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Quarterly 28
‘Human Rights, Development and Rathupaswala’ (2014) 25 Law & Society Trust Review 37
Student Counsellor: 2017-2018
Academic Counsellor: 2024 to date
Curriculum Revision Committee, Department of Law: 2024-2025