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Photo courtesy of Forbes What are the constitutional and legal implications of the proposed Colombo Port City Economic Commission? I take the view that in terms of design and effect, this proposed Bill seeks to carve out the Port City for differentiated treatment that is inconsistent with our Constitution. The Bill envisages a new geographical and legal space that is outside of our system of constitutional governance. It envisages a territory and a group of persons that come under 5-7 unelected persons and the President or Minister in charge. This exceptional legal regime has a substantial impact on the sovereignty of the People as envisaged under the Constitution. Exceptional legal regimes are not new to Sri Lanka. Examples include high security zones (established under the Public Security Ordinance) and export processing zones (established under the Board of Investment Law). Lived experience and studies in a range of disciplines including law, anthropology and gender studies sugg

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