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Item Judicial administration in ancient Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2013) Wimalasena, N.A.Laws and Legal institutions are of vital importance for the security and progress of any society. Laws restrain members of a community from involving in crimes and acts of violence. There are prescribed punishments for specific offences. The present legal system consists of two parts, namely Civil Law and Criminal Law. Criminal law relates to crimes such as theft and murder. It consists of two parts, namely iniquitous and non-iniquitous crimes. Grave crimes carry the penalty of death or life- imprisonment. In the case of less serious crimes, the punishment is light. Civil Law pertains to matters relating to commerce, health, marriage, lands, property, water management, etc. The administration of laws requires the maintenance of courts, and tribunals and the appointment of judges at various levels. In the present study, attention will be focused mainly on courts and judges of Pre-modern Sri Lanka with special emphasis on the administration of civil and criminal laws. Courts and judges occupy a very important place in the modern legal system. There are many references in literature and inscriptions to courts of law and judicial administration in ancient and medieval Sri Lanka The research will be mainly based on primary sources; Pali chronicles, commentaries, Samantapasadika, Vamsatthappakasini, and Sinhala texts such as the Pujavaliya, Saddharmarathnavaliya and Saddharmalankaraya. Epigraphic notices are also significant as sources of information. Wherever necessary, material will also be obtained from limited secondary sources published on the ancient legal system of the island.Item A historical study of economic life of women from 13th century A. D. to the end of the 15th century(University of Kelaniya, 2013) Wimalasena, N.A.In this study an attempt is made to study the Economic life of women from about the thirteenth century A. D. to the end of fifteenth century A. D. This period is generally known as the medieval period of Sri Lanka, the period after the Magha‟s invasion. In order to determine the place of women in society, it is necessary to study the attitudes of men towards women and particularly the services rendered by women in their various roles as mothers, wives, sisters etc., with special reference to their involvement in economic, political, social and religious affairs. Any serious attempt to study these aspects is beset with certain difficulties, which must be borne in mind from the beginning. On the one hand, the chronicles provide comparatively little information on those activities of women to which the student of social history should attach importance. On the other hand, even the information of chronicles that we find is limited to women belonging to courts circles or to the nobility. The role of ordinary women in society would certainly deserve great attention, because some of our literary sources reveal this aspect. In addition to that, there are a number of epigraphic records which contain much information about position of women. The research is mainly based on primary sources. Wherever necessary, material will also be obtained from limited secondary sources on the social history.