Mrs. Ms. W. R. M. Shehani Shanika

Mrs.

Ms. W. R. M. Shehani Shanika

Senior Lecturer Grade II

shehaniwije@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

I am working as a Senior Lecturer at the Legal Studies Unit, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri-Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka from October, 2017 after I worked as a temporary tutor at the same Unit from January, 2017 to October 2017. I enrolled as an Attorney-at-law at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 2019. I am a visiting lecturer to many external programs conducted by University of Sri-Jayewardenepura.
I have completed Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka in 2021. I hold a LL.B degree (Second Class Upper Division) from the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka in September, 2016. I have participated in the Seminar on International Economic and Trade Law Personnel Development organized by University of International Business and Economics, the People’s Republic of China in 2022. I have also completed Certificate Course in Informational Communication Technology Law, Certificate Course in Company Secretarial Practices at Bar Association of Sri Lanka and Certificate Course on Computer Literacy at the Open University of Sri Lanka.
I possess good command of English & Sinhala languages (verbal & written), with excellent communication skills. I own excellent skills to corroborate with others/ also having strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Corporate Law
Business Law
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulations and Ethics
International Investment Law
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law
Environmental and Sustainability Law
Water Law & Governance
Climate Change Law

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Corporate Law
Environmental Law
Business Law
Investment Law
Empirical Legal Studies
Organisational Behaviour
Gender Studies
Artificial Intelligence
Environment Social & Governance (ESG)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2021)
Bachelor of Laws, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2016)

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Paper

A Moral Dimension of Bribery: An Explanatory Study of Injunctive Norm and Personal Religiosity

2024/01/23 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2024)

WRM Shehani Shanika, A.K.L. Jayawardana, NWK Galahitiyawe

Administrative Assignments

Secretary 18th International Conference in Business Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, USJ - Handling secretarial matters

2018.01.01 - 2018.12.31

Organizing the Conference, coordinating authors matters such as abstract submissions, reviews of papers, participation of the coordinator

Faculty board representative for Lecturers (Probationary) - Coordinating matters of Lecturers (Probationary) with the Faculty and representing Lecturers (Probationary) at the Faculty Board

2017.01.01 - 2017.12.31

Coordinating matters of Lecturers (Probationary) with the Faculty and representing Lecturers (Probationary) at the Faculty Board

LMS Coordinator of the Legal Studies Unit - Handling LMS related academic matters

2017.10.11 - Up to now

Handling LMS related academic matters such as creation of LMS courses and administration, supporting Unit members to tackle LMS related matters

Representative of the Web & Social Media Committee - Maintain Unit website to meet the standards of the faculty and reporting news items of the Unit to Faculty social media and website

2017.10.10 - Up to now

Maintain Unit website to meet the standards of the faculty and reporting news items of the Unit to Faculty social media and website

Assistant Coordinator of the MBA/M.Sc. Programme - Assisting to the coordinator of the unit to handle matters of the MBA/M.Sc. programmes

2022.11.29 - Up to now

Assisting to the coordinator of the unit to handle matters of the MBA/M.Sc. programmes

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Television

Legal Relationship Between Seller and Buyer - Adaraneeya Jewithaya, Siyatha TV

2024.06.28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFVYt0W_uBo

Law relating sale of goods, what is a contract of sale, Differences between sale and agreement to sell, Implied conditions, Unpaid seller's rights

Web

Intellectual Property Rights for Businesses - Diriya Biz video segment by Dialog Axiata

2024.02.05 https://diriya.lk/intellectual-property-rights/

Diriya.lk is a sustainability and social innovation initiative of Dialog Axiata PLC. The content available herein is aimed solely for the purposes of educating, guiding and assisting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in navigating the challenges of the fast paced business world.

Television

How to register your business as a sole proprietorship - Adaraneeya Jewithaya, Siyatha TV

2024.05.06 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebQYRuJPBE&t=993s

Legal procedure to register a sole proprietorship in Sri Lanka

Television

How to register your trademark in Sri Lanka - Adaraneeya Jewithaya, Siyatha TV

2024.06.24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir3WNPlmdU8&t=13s

Procedure to register a trademark in Sri Lanka

Television

වත්මන් දේශපාලනය සහ ජනතා මතය - සිරස ටීවී, "දවස" වැඩසටහන

2024.02.12 https://www.youtube.com/live/iyXhmXFqqHk

A discussion on contemporary political discourse