Sanjit Dias, LL.M.
Research Fellow
Project Activities
Maldives and Sri Lanka
Areas of Expertise
Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Administrative Law, Public International Law
Other Activities and Research Interests
Comparative Constitutional Law, Fourth Branch Institutions, Independence of the Judiciary
Professional and Academic Background
Since 07/2023 Research Fellow, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law
08/2022–05/2023 Master of Laws, Harvard Law School
02/2020–07/2022 Attorney-at-Law, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
08/2019–02/2020 Legal Apprenticeship, Sri Lanka Law College
08/2018–08/2019 Legal Research Officer (Judicial Clerk) to the late Hon. Justice Prasanna Jayawardena, President’s Counsel, Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
02/2015–07/2018 LL.B. (Hons), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo
Publications
- Dias, S, Between a rock and a hard place: The constitutional role of the Attorney-General in Sri Lanka (2022) 6 INDIAN L. REV. 434
Memberships
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka