PRESENT OCCUPATION August 2006 to date - Associate Director, Global Legal Studies Center & Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin Law School, USA

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1 SUMUDU ANOPAMA ATAPATTU 5306 Fairway Drive Madisn, WI 53711, USA Phne: (608) (hme)/ (608) (wrk)/(608) (cell) Fax: (608) (wrk) E.mail: ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Dctr f Philsphy (Ph.D.) Degree - University f Cambridge, U.K. - February 1995 (Specialized in Internatinal Envirnmental Law) Master f Law (LL.M.) Degree - University f Cambridge, U.K. - June 1988, 1 st Class Hnrs (US equivalent summa cum laude) (Specialized in Public Internatinal Law) Attrney-at-Law f the Supreme Curt f Sri Lanka - Octber 1986, 1 st Class Hnrs (US equivalent summa cum laude) and 1 st in rder f merit, Sri Lanka Law Cllege, Clmb, Sri Lanka. PRESENT OCCUPATION August 2006 t date - Assciate Directr, Glbal Legal Studies Center & Senir Lecturer, University f Wiscnsin Law Schl, USA Teaching a curse n internatinal law each semester curses taught: seminar n internatinal envirnmental law (spring) and climate change, human rights and the envirnment (fall) Supervising students enrlled in directed research/directed reading Advising students n internatinal prgrams/internships/curses in internatinal law and wrking with students n the annual sympsium f the Wiscnsin Internatinal Law Jurnal (WILJ) and Faculty Advisr, Wiscnsin Internatinal Law Sciety, UW Law Schl Crdinating the study abrad prgram f the law schl and internatinal visitrs (including incming and utging students and crdinating ten exchange prgrams, ne study abrad prgram, the internship prgram and liaising with wider-campus entities) Crdinating the activities f the Glbal Legal Studies Center including the research prject n Remaking the Develpmental State, the research prject n Rle f Law in Develping and Transitin Cuntries, and the Law and the New Develpmental State, preparatin f grant prpsals, budget preparatin and budget management, rganizing lectures, cnferences, wrkshps and utreach activities fr CLE credit EMPLOYMENT HISTORY TEACHING EXPERIENCE January August Lecturer, Adjunct Faculty, University f Wiscnsin Law Schl, USA Spring 2006, 2005, 2004, Internatinal Envirnmental Law seminar Fall Assistant t the Transnatinal Law curse taught by Prfessr Gregry Shaffer Fall Assistant t the Internatinal Law curse taught by Prfessr David Trubek August 1995 January 2002, Senir Lecturer (US equivalent - Assciate Prfessr) Faculty f Law, University f Clmb, Sri Lanka. Taught Public Internatinal Law, Envirnmental Law (including Internatinal Envirnmental Law), Humanitarian Law, Legal Methd and Criminal Law Visiting Lecturer, LL.M. prgram (Public Internatinal Law cmpnent) Faculty f Law, University f Clmb - taught the curse n Internatinal Organizatins Visiting Lecturer, MA in Internatinal Relatins (Public Internatinal Law), Faculty f Arts, University f Clmb Visiting Lecturer, Pstgraduate Institute f Management, Sri Jayewardenapura University, Clmb (envirnmental management cmpnent) Examiner Diplma in Human Rights, Center fr the Study f Human Rights, University f Clmb OTHER ACADEMIC DUTIES Supervisr f students ding directed research n internatinal envirnmental law, University f Wiscnsin Law Schl, 2005,

2 Research supervisr - fur Master f Philsphy (M.Phil) candidates, ne PhD candidate, ne MA (in Internatinal Relatins) candidate, and ne MBA (Master f Business Administratin) candidate, University f Clmb/University f Sri Jayawardenapura Examiner, LL.M examinatin and dissertatins, University f Clmb Examiner, Diplma in Human Rights, Center fr the Study f Human Rights, University f Clmb ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES Acting Head/Department f Law, University f Clmb, December 1998 Crdinatr, M.Phil/Ph.D degree prgram, Faculty f Law, University f Clmb, 1996/97 Student cunselr Member f the Faculty Bard and the Higher Degrees Cmmittee, Faculty f Law, Member, Senate, University f Clmb, 1997 Member, Cmmittee n Future Develpment f the Faculty f Law, 2000 RESEARCH/ADVOCACY EXPERIENCE June 2003 t date: Lead Cunsel, Human Rights and Pverty, Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law, Mntreal, Canada. Activities include: Designing and implementing the human rights prgram Supervising researchers and reviewing their wrk Publicatins Preparing grant prpsals and liaising with dnrs Presenting papers at varius fra Nvember 2000-July 2001: Visiting Fulbright Schlar, Gerge Washingtn Law Schl, USA September-Nvember 2000: Visiting Fulbright Schlar, New Yrk University Law Schl, USA. May 1995 January 2002: Cnsultant, Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb (A human rights NGO engaged in prviding equal access t justice thrugh the law). Activities included: Crdinatr, Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights Reprts Editr, LST Review (mnthly publicatin f the Trust carrying articles n civil and plitical rights, ecnmic, scial and cultural rights, cnstitutinal law, public internatinal law, and the impact f ecnmic liberalizatin n human rights) Representing the Trust and presenting papers at varius internatinal and natinal fra Preparing grant prpsals, netwrking with ther NGOs and dnr agencies General advisr f all research activities f the Trust Edited several publicatins f the Trust Crdinated several events including cnferences, wrkshps, seminars and lecture series n varius issues relating t public internatinal law, internatinal human rights law, equal pprtunity law, draft Fundamental Rights Chapter, ecnmic liberalizatin and sciecnmic rights, gender justice and children affected by the armed cnflict 1995 present: Independent Cnsultant t FAO/UNDP, Clmb; WHO, Geneva; Internatinal Resurces Grup Ltd, USA; USAID/Asia Fundatin; and the Natinal Develpment Cuncil, Clmb, and undertk the fllwing specialized assignments: 2001, Legal Expert, Issues f Liability and Cmpensatin fr the prpsed Framewrk Cnventin n Tbacc Cntrl, WHO. Prepared a paper n issues f liability and cmpensatin and attended the experts grup meeting in Geneva 1998, Legal specialist/natinal cnsultant (FAO/UNDP) n Sustainable Management f Land Resurces in Sri Lanka." The statutes n land use and land resurces were surveyed, incnsistencies identified and recmmendatins made fr a better legal framewrk fr the sustainable management f land resurces 2

3 1997/98, Legal cnsultant/eia and Institutinal Lawyer, Institutinal Strengthening fr Envirnmental Assessment/Internatinal Resurces Grup (ISEA/IRG prject). Prepared the chapter n Legal Aspects f Envirnmental Assessment in Sri Lanka fr the final reprt 1996/97, Team Leader (Legal), Citizens Participatin in Demcracy Prject Legal Cmpnent prject undertaken fr USAID/Asia Fundatin, Clmb, by the Law & Sciety Trust 1996/97, Legal cnsultant, Envirnmental Impact Assessment team fr the prpsed Clmb-Katunayake Expressway. Prepared the sectin n "Legal Aspects Relating t Envirnmental Impact Assessment under the Natinal Envirnmental Act Feb 1989-Sep 1990: Senir Law Officer/Head-Envirnmental Law Divisin, Envirnmental Fundatin (A public interest law firm specializing in the field f envirnmental law): In charge f the Envirnmental Legal Aid Clinic - handling and prcessing public cmplaints and giving legal advice n envirnmental issues and litigatin In charge f the Envirnmental Legal Educatin Prgram - cnducting seminars n envirnmental law fr different target grups Legal research n envirnmental law Drafting envirnmental legislatin - prepared draft legislatin n hazardus waste Presenting papers and representing the Fundatin at seminars, cnferences and wrkshps April - August 1989: Research Assistant t Prfessr Erik Jensen, B.A., J.D., LL.M. wh authred a bk entitled An Intrductin t Internatinal Law in Sri Lanka (Open University, Sri Lanka). Wrte the chapter n Internatinal Envirnmental Law and assisted with the chapters n Law f Armed Cnflict and Use f Frce, and Peaceful Settlement f Disputes, in additin t editing the bk Oct 1986-August 1987, Prfessinal Assistant, Messrs. F.J. & G de Saram, Attrneys-at-Law, Clmb March-Sept 1986, Apprentice (intern), Messrs. Julius & Creasy, Attrneys-at-Law, Clmb AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Exceptinal Achievement Award, Sri Lanka Fundatin, USA, 2012 Fulbright-Hays Senir Research Schlar award , awarded by the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Cmmissin. Overseas Research Students Award (ORS) awarded by the Cmmittee f Vice Chancellrs and Principals f the Universities f the United Kingdm in 1991, 1992 and Benefactrs' Studentship awarded by St. Jhn's Cllege, Cambridge, Mary Sparke Graduate Schlarship awarded by Newnham Cllege, Cambridge, May 1988 n the results f the LL.M examinatin. Anne Jemima Clugh Prize awarded by Newnham Cllege, Cambridge, May 1988 n the results f the LL.M examinatin. Overseas Develpment Administratin (ODA) Schlarship awarded by the Cambridge Cmmnwealth Trust, U.K., June Fellwship awarded by the United Natins t attend the Internatinal Law Seminar in Geneva, June Fellwship awarded by the Danish Center fr Human Rights, Cpenhagen, t fllw their Human Rights curse, January-February Best student award, Octber 1985, Sri Lanka Law Cllege, Clmb. Sir Lalitha Rajapakse Memrial Prize, Octber 1985, awarded t the best student, Sri Lanka Law Cllege, Clmb. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS Emerging Principles f Internatinal Envirnmental Law, Transnatinal Publishers, New Yrk (2006) 3

4 Cnsultant editr, Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2003 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2003) Editr, Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2002 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2002) Editr, Twards Substantive Equality: An Intrductry Guide (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2001) Editr, Peple s Chice: An Evaluatin f the 1999 Presidential Electin (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2000) Editr, Human Rights and Equal Opprtunity (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1999) 7.Cnsultant Editr, Infrastructure Develpment in Sri Lanka: Regulatin, Plicy and Finance (Eurmney Publicatins, Jersey, 1997) Twards Legal Prtectin f Trpical Frests, Sri Lanka Envirnment Cngress, Clmb (1990) BOOK CHAPTERS Internatinal Envirnmental Law and Sft Law: A New Directin r a Cntradictin? in NON STATE ACTORS, SOFT LAW, AND PROTECTIVE REGIMES (Cambridge University Press, 2012, frthcming) Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2010 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2012) Whither Sustainable Develpment in Suth Asia? The Emergence f Sustainable Develpment Jurisprudence in Suth Asia in SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES IN THE DECISIONS OF INTERNATIONAL COURTS AND TRIBUNALS (Oxfrd University Press, frthcming) Climate Change, Differentiated Respnsibilities and State Respnsibility: Devising Nvel Legal Strategies fr Damage Caused by Climate Change in CLIMATE LAW AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: LEGAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY, 37(Benjamin Richardsn et al., eds., Edward Elgar, 2009) Internatinal Human Rights Law and Pverty Eradicatin in Sustainable Justice: Recnciling Ecnmic, Scial and Envirnmental Law (MC Crdnier Segger & CG Weeramnatry eds., 2005) Sustainable Develpment and Right t Health in Sustainable Justice: Recnciling Ecnmic, Scial and Envirnmental Law (MC Crdnier Segger & CG Weeramnatry eds., 2005) Water Tenure Refrm and Public Access t Water as a Basic Need in Sustainable Justice: Recnciling Ecnmic, Scial and Envirnmental Law (MC Crdnier Segger & CG Weeramnatry eds., 2005) C-authr, The Tbacc Cnventin: When WHO Meets the WTO in Sustainable Justice: Recnciling Ecnmic, Scial and Envirnmental Law (MC Crdnier Segger & CG Weeramnatry eds., 2005). Internatinal Human Rights and Pverty Law in Sustainable Develpment in Sustainable Develpment Law: Principles, Practices & Prspects (MC Crdnier Segger and A Khalfan eds., 2004) Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2002 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2002) Integrity f the Persn, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2000 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2000). Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 2000 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2000). Human Rights and the Electins in Peple s Chice: An evaluatin f the 1999 Presidential Electin (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 2000) Integrity f the Persn, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1999 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1999) Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1999 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1999) An Overview f Internatinal Human Rights Law, in Human Rights and Equal Opprtunity (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1999) Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1998 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1998) A Cmmentary n the Fundamental Rights Chapter, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1998 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1998) Integrity f the Persn, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1998 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1998) "Envirnmental Impact f Infrastructure Develpment Prjects" in Infrastructure Develpment in Sri Lanka: Regulatin, Plicy and Finance (Eurmney Publicatins, Jersey, 1997) Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1997 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1997) 4

5 Envirnmental Rights and Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1997 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1997) C-authr, Judicial Prtectin f Human Rights, in Sri Lanka: State f Human Rights 1995 (Law & Sciety Trust, Clmb, 1996) ARTICLES/CASE NOTES/BOOK REVIEWS Bk Review, Envirnmental Justice and the Rights f Unbrn and Future Generatins: Law, Envirnmental Harm and the Right t Health, Laura Westra, (Earthscan, Lndn, 2006, paperback editin, 2008), JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (Edward Elgar, 2010) Climate Change, Human Rights and Frced Migratin: Implicatins fr Internatinal Law, 27 WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, 607 (2009) Glbal Climate Change: Can Human Rights (and Human Beings) Survive this Onslaught? 20 COLORADO JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY, 35 (2008) Sustainable Develpment, Envirnmental Prtectin, and Human Rights: A Necessary Linkage?, Prceedings f the Canadian Cuncil n Internatinal Law Annual Cnference n Fragmentatin: Diversificatin and Expansin f Internatinal Law (2006) Sustainable Develpment and Terrrism: Internatinal Linkages and a Case Study f Sri Lanka, 30 William and Mary Envirnmental Law and Plicy Review 273 (2006). The Public Health Impact f Glbal Envirnmental Prblems and the Rle f Internatinal Law, 30 American Jurnal f Law and Medicine 283 (2004). "The Right t a Healthy Life r the Right t Die Plluted?: The Emergence f a Right t a Healthy Envirnment Under Internatinal Law," 16 Tulane Envirnmental Law Jurnal 65 (2002) Bk Review: Evlutin and Status f the Precautinary Principle in Internatinal Law (Arie Truwbrst), 96 American Jurnal f Internatinal Law 1016 (Octber 2002). "Sustainable Develpment, Myth r Reality?: A Survey f Sustainable Develpment under Internatinal Law and Sri Lankan Law," 14 Gergetwn Internatinal Envirnmental Law Review 265 (2001). Sustainable Develpment: Its Evlutin and Scpe under Internatinal Law and Sri Lankan Law, Mter (2000) (Sri Lanka Law Cllege, Clmb). Human Rights Cmmunity Hails the Huse f Lrds Judgment n General Pinchet, Case Nte, 11 Sri Lanka Jurnal f Internatinal Law (1999). Recent Trends in Internatinal Envirnmental Law, 10 Sri Lanka Jurnal f Internatinal Law, (1998). Recent SAARC Initiatives in Ec-Legal Develpment, SAARCLAW Jurnal (1998). WORKS IN PROGRESS The Rle f Human Rights Law in Prtecting Envirnmental Rights in Suth Asia in ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS: EMERGING POSSIBILITIES FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION (frthcming) CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: CHALLENGES FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW (bk prpsal submitted t Rutledge) OTHER REPORTS AND PAPERS Prepared the reprt n the Cnsultatin with the UN High Cmmissiner fr Human Rights and Asian Human Rights Schlars and Activists rganized by the Law & Sciety Trust, Geneva, 1999 Prepared a paper n Whither Envirnmental Law in Sri Lanka: Tracing Fifty Years f Envirnmental Law in Sri Lanka fr the cnference n Fifty Years f Law and Justice in Sri Lanka rganized by the Law & Sciety Trust, Nvember 2000 Prepared the wrkshp reprt n "Internatinal Treaty Bdies and Dmestic Applicatin f Human Rights" wrkshp rganized by Frum Asia, Thailand, and Law & Sciety Trust in Bangkk, Thailand, December 2001 Cntributed t the paper n Sustainable Livelihds in Fragile and Pst-Cnflict States: Legal and Judicial Refrm and Cnflict Preventin, prepared by CISDL fr Canadian Internatinal Develpment Agency (CIDA), 2003 Cntributed t the CISDL reprt n Desertificatin, Sustainable Livelihds and Land Tenure Refrm in the Drylands, M.C. Crdnier Segger, C. Deere & S. Atapattu, with C. Huggins, ACTS, fr United Natins Develpment Prgramme Glbal Drylands Initiative, Nairbi, Kenya,

6 PAPERS PRESENTED December 1996: Envirnmental Impact f Infrastructure Develpment Prjects: Laws in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh presented at the Reginal Law & Ecnmy Cnference rganized by the Law & Sciety Trust in Dhaka, Bangladesh July 1998: Crdinatr and Panelist, Law and Develpment Sessin f the Cnference entitled "Transitin: The Pst-Independence Changes and the Future: Critical Issues f Law and Justice in Suth Asia" rganized by the Faculty f Law, University f Clmb t mark its 50 th anniversary Octber 1998: Recent SAARC Initiatives in Ec-Legal Develpment, presented at SAARCLAW Cnference held in Clmb February 2001: Sustainable develpment and the rle f NGOs in Sri Lanka presented at the Cnference n Building the Mdel Suth Asian Law Firm rganized by the Suth Asian Law Students Assciatin, Washingtn DC at the Gerge Washingtn University Law Schl December 2001: "Internatinalizatin f Envirnmental Prtectin" presented at the Cnference n Legal Educatin fr the 21 st Century, rganized by the Cmmnwealth Legal Educatin Assciatin (CLEA), Clmb, Sri Lanka June 2002: "Sustainable Develpment and Right t Health: A Case Study f Tbacc" presented at the health law panel at the Internatinal Cnference n Sustainable Justice 2002: Implementing Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law, rganized by the Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law, in Mntreal, Canada. Als chaired the sessin n Internatinal Human Rights Law. April 2004: Wh Owns Water? Recent Develpments in Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law n Access t Water and Human Rights prepared fr the 12 th sessin f the United Natins Cmmissin n Sustainable Develpment and presented at a side event rganized by CISDL t cincide with the CSD sessin, New Yrk Octber 2005: Sustainable Develpment, Envirnmental Prtectin and Human Rights: A Necessary Linkage? presented at the 34 TH Annual Cnference f the Canadian Cuncil n Internatinal Law n Fragmentatin: Diversificatin and Expansin f Internatinal Law, Ottawa, Canada February 2005: Glbal Terrrism and its Impact n Sustainable Develpment: Explring Linkages Between Sustainable Develpment, Security and Terrrism, 2005 Envirnmental Law and Plicy Review Sympsium, rganized by William & Mary Schl f Law, presented a paper n Sustainable Develpment and Terrrism: Internatinal Linkages and a Case Study f Sri Lanka. June 2005: Lcal Law fr the Glbal Cmmns: Recent Innvatins in Dmestic Implementatin f Sustainable Develpment Treaties, Internatinal Law Seminar rganized by Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law (CISDL), Internatinal Law Assciatin (ILA) and Internatinal Develpment Law Organizatin (IDLO), Mntreal, Canada June 2006: 72 nd Biennial Cnference f the Internatinal Law Assciatin n the theme The Wrld is Here, Trnt, Canada, presented a paper fr the Internatinal Experts Panel n Public Participatin and Access t Infrmatin and Justice in Internatinal Law n Sustainable Develpment. July, 2007: Internatinal Cnference n Law and Sciety in the 21 st Century: Transfrmatins, Resistances, Futures, rganized by the Law and Sciety Assciatin and Research Cmmittee n Scilgy f Law, Humbldt University, Berlin, Germany, presented a paper n Glbal Climate Change: Can Human Rights (and Human Beings) Survive this Onslaught? at the panel n Legal Change and Climate Change. Octber 2007: Wrkshp/cnsultatin n Climate Change and Human Rights: Mapping the Overlap rganized by the Internatinal Cuncil n Human Rights, Geneva, presented a shrt paper n Climate Change and Migratin May 2008: Mntreal, Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law (CISDL) annual meeting and Seminar n Sci-Ecnmic Rights & Human Security: Sustainable Develpment Law, presented a paper n Frm Human Security t Sustainable Develpment: A Theretical Framewrk fr the Realizatin f Sci-Ecnmic Rights. September 2008: Midwest Law and Sciety Retreat, UW-Madisn, presented a paper n Indigenus Peples and Glbal Climate Change: A Human Rights Apprach t an Envirnmental Prblem? 6

7 September 2008: Ottawa, Canada - IUCN cnference n Climate Law in Develping Cuntries pst-2012: Nrth and Suth Perspectives, presented a paper n Climate Change, Differentiated Respnsibilities and State Respnsibility: Devising Nvel Legal Strategies fr Damage Caused by Climate Change. December 2008: Wrkshp n Rle f Law in Develping and Transitin Cuntries, UW Law Schl, part f the Research Circle n Rle f Law in Develping and Transitin Cuntries, made a presentatin n the Rle f Law in Sri Lanka. March 2009: Sympsium n Glbal Climate Change and Sustainable Develpment: Challenges and Opprtunities fr Internatinal Law, rganized by the Glbal Legal Studies Center and the Wiscnsin Internatinal Law Jurnal, held at UW Law Schl, presented a paper n Climate Change, Human Rights and Frced Migratin: Implicatins fr Internatinal Law. April 2009: Cnference n Climate Change in Suth Asia: Gvernance, Equity and Scial Justice, presented a paper n Climate Change in Suth Asia: Twards an Equitable Legal Respnse within a Framewrk f Sustainable Develpment and Human Security, Rutgers University, New Jersey. May 2009: CISDL Internatinal Legal Sympsium n Treaty Regimes in Practice: Dmestic Implementatin f Internatinal Law n Sustainable Develpment, Mntreal, Canada, made a presentatin n Dmestic Incrpratin f Sci-Ecnmic Rights: Sme Trends. December 2009: Wrkshp n Recnceptualizing Law and Human Rights, UW Law Schl, presented a paper n Using the Human Rights Framewrk t Prevent Envirnmental Damage. April 2010: Cnference n Laws Lcatins: Textures f Legality in Develping and Transitinal Scieties, UW-Madisn, presented a paper n The Rle f Human Rights Law in Prtecting Envirnmental Rights in Suth Asia. May 2010: Law and Sciety Assciatin Annual Meeting, Chicag, presented a paper n The Rle f Human Rights Law in Prtecting Envirnmental Rights in Suth Asia at the panel n Recnceptualizing Human Rights. August 2010: Internatinal Cnference n The Creatin f Internatinal law: An Explratin f Nrmative Innvatin, Cntextual Applicatin, and Interpretatin in a Time f Flux, rganized by the University f Osl, Nrway (invited speaker) which seeks t create a netwrk fr wmen schlars in internatinal law, presented a paper n Internatinal Envirnmental Law and Sft Law: A New Directin r a Cntradictin? April 2011: Cnference n Rights and Their Translatin Int Practice: Tward a Synthetic Framewrk rganized by University f Arizna (invited speaker), presented a paper n The Rle f Human Rights Law in Prtecting Envirnmental Rights in Suth Asia April 29-30, 2011: Wrkshp n Scial Life f Legal Innvatins, UW-Madisn, made a shrt presentatin n Climate Change and State Respnsibility: Devising a Nvel Liability Regime fr Glbal Envirnmental Prblems April 20, 2012: Expert panel rganized by the United Natins Department f Ecnmic and Scial Affairs (DESA), UN headquarters in New Yrk, n the theme The Cntributin f Law t the Ri+20 Agenda and presentatin n Principles f Sustainable Develpment in Human Rights Curts and Tribunals. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/TRAINING WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS/MEETINGS ATTENDED (in additin t thse listed under papers presented): "Green Energy Cnference" held in Mntreal, Canada, September 1989 "Bridging the Gap Cnference" held in Vienna/Budapest, March Addressed the plenary n "Nrth-Suth Dimensin" Internatinal Seminar n Envirnmental Law held at University f Marburg, Germany, July 1991 Represented the Law & Sciety Trust n the NGO Delegatin t Denmark and Nrway, July 1995 Suth Asia Cnference n Internatinal and Reginal Trade: Implicatins f Nn-Cperatin" rganized by Cnsumer Unity and Trust Sciety, India in Katmandu, Nepal, December United Natins Internatinal Law Seminar, Geneva, June/July 1996 Human Rights Training Prgram rganized by the Danish Centre fr Human Rights, Cpenhagen, January/February 1997 Cnsultatin with the UN High Cmmissiner fr Human Rights and Asian Human Rights Schlars and Activists rganized by the Law & Sciety Trust, Geneva, April 1999 and prepared the cnsultatin reprt 7

8 Internatinal Seminar n "Multilateral Trade, Investment and Cmpetitin Plicy - The Current Status and Future Agenda" rganized by the Cnsumer Unity and Trust Sciety, Jaipur, India, July 1999 Three Freedms Wrkshp (Freedms f Assembly, Assciatin and Expressin) rganized by ADHOC, in Phnm Penh, Cambdia, Nvember 1999 Frm Seattle Ministerial t UNCTAD-X: Issues f Cncern, rganized by the Cnsumer Unity and Trust Sciety, India in Delhi, January 2000 Plicy level meeting f Suth Asia Watch n Trade Ecnmics and the Envirnment and Internatinal Centre fr Integrated Muntain Develpment in Nepal, March 2000 Internatinal seminar n Fd Security, Glbalizatin and Sustainable Develpment rganized by Suth Asia Watch n Trade Ecnmics and the Envirnment, Nepal in Katmandu July 2000 Internatinal wrkshp n A research agenda fr Suth Asia n Internatinal Trade Issues rganized by the Cnsumer Unity and Trust Sciety, India, in Katmandu, July 2000 "Immigratin and Multiculturalism" Fulbright Schlars Cnference, Washingtn DC, February 2001 "Internatinal Treaty Bdies and Dmestic Applicatin f Human Rights" wrkshp rganized by Frum Asia, Thailand, and Law & Sciety Trust in Bangkk, Thailand, December 2001 and prepared the cnference reprt Nrth American Cnsrtium n Legal Educatin cnference n NAFTA and the Envirnment, rganized by the Gerge Washingtn University Law Schl, May 2003 Chaired the first sessin Speaking Law t Pwer: Internatinal Law and Freign Plicy, Wiscnsin Internatinal Law Jurnal Sympsium hnring Prfessr Richard Bilder, University f Wiscnsin Law Schl, March 2004 Annual Research Meetings f the Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law, Mntreal, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 REVIEWS DONE Wrking paper series n Legal Empwerment fr Sustainable Develpment, CISDL, 2011 Submissin n "Future Generatins Critique (envirnment and indigenus children)" fr the McGill Internatinal Jurnal f Sustainable Develpment Law & Plicy Evaluatin f funding Prpsal Titled: Shifting the Envirnmental Gvernance Paradigm: Adaptive Management Methdlgies in the United States fr the Natinal Science Fundatin, Oct 2010 Evaluatin f funding prpsal fr a research prject n "Internatinal Law n Migratin and the Envirnment" submitted t the Netherlands Organisatin fr Scientific Research (NWO) at the request f NWO, 2012 Bk prpsal Rutledge Handbk f Internatinal Envirnmental Law edited by Shawkat Alam, Jahid Hssain Bhuiyan, Tareq M.R. Chwdhury and Erika J Techera at the request f Rutledge publishers, UK Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law (CISDL) wrking paper series n "Legal Empwerment fr Sustainable Develpment" (edited 3 papers) CISDL/IDLO Cmpendium n Legal Best Practices - Sustainable Water Resurces Management in Develping Mega Cities, at the request f CISDL Submissin entitled Greening Cnstitutins with Envirnmental Rights: Testing the Ismrphism Thesis fr Review f Plicy Research published by the Plicy Studies Organizatin n behalf f the Science, Technlgy and Envirnmental Plitics sectin f the American Plitical Science Assciatin, 2011 Bk prpsal n Human Right t a Gd Envirnment at the request f Rutledge-Cavendish publishers, England, 2010 Bk prpsal n Internatinal Envirnmental Law: A Transbundary and Cmparative Perspective at the request f Aspen Publishers, England,

9 Article n Cunter(measure)ing Climate Change : The ILC, Third State Cuntermeasures and Climate Change" at the request f McGill Internatinal Jurnal f Sustainable Develpment Law and Plicy (as a member f the Advisry Bard), Canada, 2009 Article n Cnceiving Climate Change in terms f Human Rights: Creating Cnnectins t Enfrce Internatinal Envirnmental Law at the request f the Melburne Jurnal f Internatinal Law, Australia, 2009 Article n Climate Change and Racism at the request f the authr, 2009 Reviewed and cmmented n the paper n Legal and Plitical Status f the UN Declaratin n the Rights f Indigenus Peples: Implicatins fr Canada, prepared by CISDL, 2006 Reviewed and cmmented n the paper n Gender, Internatinal Law and Justice fr CISDL, 2006 APPOINTMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL LEVEL BODIES Fellw, Cambridge Cmmnwealth Sciety, U.K. Member, Wrking Grup n Envirnment and Develpment, Natinal Develpment Cuncil and member, Subcmmittee n Envirnmental Law, 1997, which was appinted under a directive by the President f Sri Lanka t study and revise the prpsed Natinal Envirnmental Prtectin Act Expert Grup n the Mntreal Prtcl n Substances that Deplete the Ozne Layer, Ministry f Transprt, Envirnment and Wmen's Affairs, Sri Lanka, 1998 Bard f Develpment Studies, Faculty f Graduate Studies, University f Clmb Executive Cmmittee, Sri Lanka Envirnmental Assessment Assciatin, Clmb Vice President and funding member, Suth Asia Watch n Trade, Ecnmics and the Envirnment (SAWTEE), Katmandu, Nepal Member, wrking grup n nn-adversarial curt system fr children, Natinal Child Prtectin Authrity, Sri Lanka Invited t jin the rster f cnsultants t the United Natins Envirnment Prgram (UNEP), Nairbi, Kenya APPOINTMENTS TO EDITORIAL BOARDS Editrial Bard, Clmb Law Review, Faculty f Law, University f Clmb Editrial Bard, Sri Lanka Jurnal f Internatinal Law, Faculty f Law, University f Clmb Editrial Bard, Nadarajah Felicitatin Vlume, Faculty f Law, University f Clmb Editr/Advisr, Legal Empwerment fr Sustainable Develpment Paper Series, CISDL AFFILIATIONS/ADVISORY BOARDS Lead cunsel, Pverty and Human Rights, Center fr Internatinal Sustainable Develpment Law, Mntreal, Canada Advisry Bard, McGill Internatinal Jurnal f Sustainable Develpment Law and Plicy, McGill University, Canada, 2004 t date Exchange Crdinatrs Cmmittee, University f Wiscnsin-Madisn Faculty Cmmittee n Study Abrad, University f Wiscnsin Law Schl Suth Asia Legal Studies Wrking Grup, UW-Madisn Affiliated Faculty, Human Rights Initiative, UW-Madisn Affiliated Faculty, Center fr Suth Asia, UW-Madisn Innvative Inter-disciplinary Staff Cllabrative, UW-Madisn Affiliate, Center fr Wrld Affairs and the Glbal Ecnmy (WAGE), UW-Madisn Study Abrad Subcmmittee fr University Internatinal Travel Cmmittee, UW-Madisn Faculty Advisr, Internatinal Law Students Assciatin, UW Law Schl OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION Drafted the syllabus fr the intrductin f an envirnmental law curse at the Faculty f Law, University f Clmb, 1990 and wrked with faculty bard t get the curse apprved Crdinated a series f discussins n amendments t the Draft Cnstitutin and prepared the reprt which was presented t the Minister f Justice, Sri Lanka, 1997 Attended a series f discussins n the prpsed Equal Opprtunity Bill including meetings with the Minister f Justice, Sri Lanka, the diplmatic cmmunity and civil sciety grups,

10 Participated in the Wrld Bank and Ministry f Justice (Sri Lanka) prject n Revising the Cmmercial and Ecnmic Law curricula f Law Schls in Sri Lanka, Included in the Wh s Wh in Public Internatinal Law published by Crestwall Publishers, Cambridge, UK. Shrt listed as a finalist fr the Junir Fellwship prgram by the Carnegie Fellws Prgram, 2004 LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: English and Sinhala (mther tngue) - excellent, French fair (Alliance Francaise de Kandy, Diplma in French 1981), Spanish (beginner) COMPUTER PROFICIENCY: A gd wrking knwledge f MS Wrd, Excel and PwerPint and carrying ut web-based research COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER WORK Resident Manager, Divisin f University Husing, UW-Madisn (August 2005 August 2006) Extern (Vlunteer) at Envirnment Unit, US Department f Justice, Madisn, Wiscnsin legal research and drafting legal dcuments (Octber 2002 February 2003) Helped 5 th grade students at Shrewd Hills Elementary Schl, Madisn, Wiscnsin, with writing skills, writing prmpts and free chice jurnals and ther activities such as research, drama and black histry mnth, 2003 Vlunteered in the ESL Class at Shrewd Hills Elementary Schl, Madisn, WI, 2003 Table crdinatr, Internatinal Fd Fair, Shrewd Hills Schl, Als crdinated the Sri Lankan cuntry display fr the Glbal Village, C-Chair, Internatinal Fd Fair Cmmittee, Shrewd Hills Elementary Schl, 2004 and crdinated the Sri Lankan cuntry display fr the Glbal Village, 2004 Chair, Internatinal Fd Fair Cmmittee, Shrewd Hills Elementary Schl, 2005 and 2006 Chair, Internatinal Week, Shrewd Hills Elementary Schl, 2007 and 2008 Organized annual Sri Lankan New Year celebratins, Madisn, WI, 2003 t date REFEREES Assciate Dean Heinz Klug Assciate Dean fr Research and Faculty Develpment Evjue-Bascm Prfessr in Law Directr, Glbal Legal Studies Center University f Wiscnsin Law Schl, USA klug@wisc.edu Sir Christpher Greenwd Judge, Internatinal Curt f Justice Hague, The Netherlands C.Greenwd@icj-cij.rg Prfessr Stephen Tpe President and Vice Chancellr University f British Clumbia, Canada sjtpe@exchange.ubc.ca 10