V.T. Thamilmaran

BOOKS

Constitution Making – Some Reflections (Revised Second Edition), Maduri Malarvagam, Colombo, April 2004 (Tamil)

Autonomy of Aaland : An International Law Perspective, Maduri Malarvagam, Colombo, (November 2002) (Tamil)

Constitution Making – Some Reflections, Maduri Malarvagam, Colombo, November 1999 (Tamil)

Comparative Law: Some Reflections, Maduri Malarvagam, Colombo, December 1998 (Tamil)

National Minorities- Conflicts and Resolutions, Karthigeyan Publishers, Colombo, June 1996 (Tamil)

Internationalism- Contemporary Thoughts, Kavitha Pathipagam, Madurai, India, December 1995 (Tamil)

Thamilmaran's Essays, Dharshana Publishers, Colombo, January 1995 (Tamil)

Resolutions to Ethnic Crisis - A World Round Up, Rajini Publishers, Paris, January 1993 (Tamale)

Human Rights in Third World Perspective, Har-Anand Publishers, New Delhi, India, January 1992

TRANSLATIONS (From English to Tamil)

An Introductory Guide to Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law, Virginia A. Leary and Suria Wickremasinghe, The Nadesan Centre, Colombo, 1993 (Book)

Devolution, The Law and Judicial Construction, Radhika Coomaraswamy, Centre for Regional Development Studies, Colombo, May 1992 (Monograph)

Devolution in Sri Lanka : Origins and Concepts, Prof. C. Suriyakumaran, Centre for Regional Development Studies, Colombo, April 1991 (Monograph)

CHAPTERS

“Cultural Rights in International Law” in Cultural Rights in a Global World (eds. Anura Goonesekera, Cees Hamelink and Venkat Iyer), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2003

"Ethnic, Religious and Social Conflicts: Rights of Minorities", in Human Rights - Perspectives and Challenges, Lancers Books, New Delhi, 1994, 274-281

ARTICLES

‘The International Criminal Court: Some Background Reflections’, Colombo Law Review, (forthcoming), 2007

‘The Legal Framework for the Promotion and Protection of Language Rights”, Law and Society Trust Review, Vol-11, Issue 162, April 2001

“Incorporation of International Law into Municipal Law – A Comparative Analysis”, Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, Vol.11, 1999, pp. 212-227

"Human Rights and Democracy - The Experience of Myanmar", Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, Vol.8, 1996, pp.205-210

"What is a Nation: Limits of Self-Determination", Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, Vol.7, 1995, pp. 165-180

"Self -Determination: A Minorities Perspective", Sri Lanka Journal of International Law, Vol.6, 1994 pp. 271- 283

"Rights of Minorities - Ethnic, Religious and Cultural Rights", MRG Occasional Papers, Minority Rights Group, London, March 1991

PAPERS PRESENTED (Locals not included)

UN Protection of Rights of Minorities, a paper presented at the 19th Study Session of the International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, July 1990

Migration Issues - What is to be Done?, The 21st Century Trust, Cambridge, July 1991

Self-Determination in Minorities Perspective, a paper presented at the Faculty Colloquium, Law School, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA, February 1992

Rights of Women - Gaining the Momentum, a paper presented at the 21st Century Trust Conference, Neemrana, India, November 1994

Constitutional Reform: The Sri Lanka's Experience, a paper presented at the Seminar organised for the Master of Laws students, University of Madras, December 1995

Ethno- Nationalism and Challenges to Human Rights, a paper presented at the International Students Week, University of Ilmenau, Germany, May 1997

Equal Status and Human Rights of Women - The National Experience : Sri Lanka , a paper presented at the Advanced Training Programme conducted by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, University of Lund, Sweden, September-October 1997

Constitutionalism - As A Means of Conflict Resolution, Faculty Forum, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, December 1998.

Cultural Rights in International Law, Asian Conference on Cultural Rights in a Global World, conducted by Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, September 2001

Challenges to the Law Governing Internal Armed Conflicts: Sri Lanka’s Experience, South Asian Symposium on International Humanitarian Law, conducted by the ICRC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2006

SEMINAR / WORKSHOP / CONFERENCE / TRAINING PROGRAMME ATTENDED
ABROAD (Locals not included)

Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International Institute of Human Rights, Strasbourg, France, Training Programme, June 1990 (one month)

Regional World Congress of Human Rights, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Conference, December 1990 (two weeks)

Migration Issues, 21st Century Trust, Cambridge, Workshop, July 1991 (three weeks)

Rights of Women, 21st Century Trust, Neemrana, India, Workshop, November 1994 (three weeks)

Comparative Constitutions and Judicial Review, Department of Law, University of Madras, India, Conference, December 1995 (one week)

Peace Research, and Foreign Policy and International Relations, International Summer School, University of Oslo, Norway, Graduate Courses, June - July 1996 (six weeks)

Ethno-Nationalism and Human Rights, International Students Week in Ilmaneu, Germany, May 1996 (one week)
Equal Status of Women and Human Rights, Advanced International Programme, Raoul Wellenberg Institute, Lund University, Sweden, Training Programme, September - October 1997 (four weeks)

50th Year Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, University of Alberta, Canada, 7th to 12th December 1998.

Constitutional Arrangements to Meet the Aspirations of the Tamils (held at Locarno), Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 10th to 15 June, 2001

Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia, Society of International Law, Singapore Chapter, July 2001

Asian Conference on Cultural Rights in a Global World, conducted by Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, September 2001

The Role and Relevance of Transitional Arrangements in Negotiating a Political Settlement in Sri Lanka (held at Murten), Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 15th to 17th April 2002.

Constitution Making for a Plural Society, jointly organised by Berghof Foundation, Colombo and Human Rights Centre, University of Pretoria, South Aftrica, SA, 12th to 25th September, 2003.

South Asian Symposium on International Humanitarian Law, conducted by the ICRC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2006

The Rule of Law- Reconciling Religion and Culture in a Constitutional Framework, Salzburg Seminar 435, Salzburg, 07-12, October, 2006