Innominate constitutions and power-sharing in Sri Lanka

Abstract

ABSTRACT If a constitution with a federal label is politically impossible in Sri Lanka, might an innominate constitution be the next-best alternative? This article draws on comparative experience in India, South Africa and Spain to argue in favour of an innominate constitution for Sri Lanka. The experience of these states suggests pathways that can both federalize an innominate constitution and build the constitutional culture necessary for a future, explicitly federal, Sri Lankan constitution.