Mangala Wijesinghe

A postgraduate legal professional with a strong academic/research orientation, pursuing a career utilizing constructively, the knowledge and expertise gained, for the benefit of the country and its people.

Academic & Professional Qualifications

• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations (PG. Dip. Int. Rel.)
• Attorney at Law of Supreme Court
• Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE)
• Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (Legal Studies) (Cert. Eng. Leg. St.)
• Diploma in Computer Software (Dip. CW)
• Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Working Experience

• Chairman (Acting), Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, April 2024
• Member, Select Committee for Review and Reform of Legal Education, Parliament of Sri Lanka, since April, 2024
• Consultant, Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Parliament of Sri Lanka, since August, 2023
• Member, Board of Directors, Civil Aviation Authority, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, since 2023
• Consultant, Sub-Committee on Identifying Short and Medium Term Programmes Related to Economic Stabilization, National Council, Parliament of Sri Lanka, since October, 2022
• Member, Board of Directors, National Transport Medical Institute, Ministry of Transport, 2015 - 2018
• Senior Lecturer Gr. I (since 2014)
• Senior Lecturer Gr. II (2010 - 2014)
• Lecturer in Law (1996 - 2010)
• Legal Advisor, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, since 2012
• Consultant, National Ocean Affairs Committee, Presidential Secretariat, since 2013
• Consultant, National Committee on International Humanitarian Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since 2013
• Legal Advisor, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, 2010 - 2011
• Member, Committee on Private Health Services Sector, Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition, 2011 - 2012
• Counsel, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, 1999 - 2010

Teaching Areas

• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law
• Human Rights Law
• International Law
• Commercial Law
• Industrial Law
• Law of Delict
• Law of Contracts
• Jurisprudence
• Medical Jurisprudence

Research Interest

• Medical Jurisprudence
• Environmental Protection
• Human Rights
• International Law