The current (2005) Sri Lankan Conflict.

Legal Assessment Task: The Sri Lankan Conflict. Location and Parties Involved in the Dispute. The Sri Lankan self-determination dispute is located in the country Sri Lanka, situated on the latitude 7 00N and longitude 81 00E. Sri Lanka is at the foot of the Asian continent, measures 65,610 sq km and comprises of two main ethnic groups, the Sinhalese majority (76%) and the Tamil minority (18%). These groups have long shared the island, which was once separated into two sovereign …

…human and institutional capacities for conflict sensitive programming and impact assessment in Sri Lanka. *Negotiations between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government for alternative dispute resolution to achieve greater independence for the Tamil people. *Sri Lankan government to review and amend the current constitution to provide equality between both parties. *To change the political structure to a federal system of government, and by doing so, granting the Tamil people with their right to self-determination