Sinha Basnayake, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Director of the General Legal Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs [1] and a member of the UN Internal Justice Council. [2]
Son of the prominent lawyer Hema Henry Basnayake, QC; he was educated at the Royal College, Colombo and graduated with a first-class in law from the University of Oxford. After qualifying as a barrister he joined the UN as a Legal Officer in the International Trade Law Branch of the Office of Legal Affairs, [3] eventually becoming its Director. Appointed a President's Counsel by the government of Sri Lanka, he has served in many committees of the UN.
Sinha Basnayake, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Director of the General Legal Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs [1] and a member of the UN Internal Justice Council. [2]
Son of the prominent lawyer Hema Henry Basnayake, QC; he was educated at the Royal College, Colombo and graduated with a first-class in law from the University of Oxford. After qualifying as a barrister he joined the UN as a Legal Officer in the International Trade Law Branch of the Office of Legal Affairs, [3] eventually becoming its Director. Appointed a President's Counsel by the government of Sri Lanka, he has served in many committees of the UN.