Publications

Publications – Professor Niriellage Chandrasiri

Journal articles
  •  Chandrasiri, N and Wettimuni, SD (1978) Illegal shooting of a dog masquerading as a rail track injury Ceylon Vet.Journal, Vol XXVI.
  • Senanayake, N, Chandrasiri, N, Jayaratnam, N and de Silva (1978) Outbreak of polyneuropathy possibly due to contaminated gingely oil Proc. Kandy Society of Medicine, 1,14.
  • Chandrasiri, N and Abeykoon, P (1980) Relevance of Teaching in Forensic Medicine to Medical Undergraduates Proc. KSM Sri Lanka.
  • Chandrasiri, N and Victor, PL (1980) Analysis of injuries of Traumatic Cases admitted to General Hospital, Sri Lanka.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1984) My impressions of the DMJ Clinical London J of Police Surgeon of Great Britain, No. 25 April, p 36-40.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1984) Cerebral infarction presenting as an extradural haemorrhage Med. Sci. & Law, 24:11.7.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1984) The art of giving medical evidence in a Court of Law  Jaffna Med. J.Vol xix, No. 2,p 101-103.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1985) Histopathological Re-study of the Human Cardiac Conduction System in Coroners’ Autopsies J Med Sci & Law, Vol 25, No.1,p 29-43.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1987) A simple Method of studying cardiac conducting tissues Ceylon Medical Journal 32, 133 – 137.
  • Chandrasiri, N Ariyananda, PL and Fernando, SSD (1988) Autopsy findings in turtle flesh poisoning Med Sci Law, Vol 28, No.2, p 142-144.
  • Chandrasiri, N, Lamabadusuriya, SP and De Silva DGH (1988) Non accidental injuries to children in Sri Lanka Med Sci Law, Vol 28, No. 2, p 123-126.
  • Hettiarachchi, J, Kodithuwakku GCS, and Chandrasiri, N (1988) Suicide in Southern Sri Lanka Med Sci Law, Vol 28, No. 3, p 248-251.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1988) Electrocution by dielectric breakdown (Arcing) from overhead high tension cables Med Sci Law, Vol 28, No. 3, p 237-240.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1991) Is there a need to change the format of the post-mortem examination report form Health 42 ? Ceylon Medical Journal 1991, 36, 20– 21.
  • Lamabadusuriya SP, Perera C, Devasiri IV, Jayantha UK and Chandrasiri, N (1992) An outbreak of salmonellosis following consumption of monkey meat Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1992, 95, 292 – 295
  • DGH de Silva, S Abeywardana, Devika Wijetunga N Chandrasiri & Leon Senevirathna (1996) Problems seen in two cases of illegal adoption Ceylon Medical Journal, 41: 65-66.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1996) Medico-legal aspects of child abuse, Journal of the Ruhuna Clinical Society, 1996, 3, 14-15.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1997) Experiences of a Forensic pathologist in the examination of a mass grave in former Yugoslavia, Ceylon Medical Journal, 1997: 42: 98-102.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1997) Diagnosis and management of abused children admitted to General Hospital (Teaching) Galle, Galle Medical Journal, Vol 1, Number 1,52-56.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1997) Two definitive cases and one inconclusive case of secret homicide, Accepted for publication in Ceylon Medical Journal, Article No. 549/10/97
  • Chandrasiri, N (1997) Duties of the Inquirer and Magistrates in sudden deaths, Accepted for publication in Ceylon Medical Journal, Article No. 543/09/97.
  • De Silva DGH, Chandrasiri, N, Premaratne E, Kumari S & Kumara P (1998) Child Abuse: How accountable is the legal system? Galle Medical Journal, Vol 3, No 1.
  • Fernando R,  Chandrasiri N, Weerasooriya T, Hemantha K, Harsha L & Vidyarathne E (1998) Study of the thyroid anatomy Galle Medical Journal, Vol 3, No 1.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1999) Homicidal poisoning by intramuscular injection of gramoxone(paraquat) Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol 44, No.1, March 1999
  • Chandrasiri, N and Perera UCP (2000) Forensic investigations of Chemmani graves, Jaffna, Sri Lanka Accepted for publication in Ceylon Medical Journal, Article number 756/3/2000
  • Chandrasiri, N (2001) Examination of a scene of crime; do we need to amend section 370 of the Code of  Criminal Procedure Act of Sri Lanka? Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol 46, No.2, June 2001
  • Chandrasiri, N (2001) Examination of a scene of crime (article in Sinhala),Neethiya Vol 10, Sept 2001, p 41-44
  • Niriellage Chandrasiri (2001) Detection of diatoms in the marrow of thigh bones as evidence of death by drowning Ceylon Medical Journal, Vol 46, No.4, December 2001, 145-146
  • Niriellage Chandrasiri (2002)  Procedure for exhumation Accepted for publication in the journal of Anuradhapura Clinical Society

 

Books
  • Published a textbook entitled “Medical Evidence and the Role of Judicial Medical Officer (Forensic Pathologist) in Culpable Homicide”, 1988.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1998)    “Nihanda Sakshi”, 16 short story book (203 pages) written in Sinhalese outlining the value of trace evidence. Personal publication.
  • Published a textbook entitled “Textbook of Clinical Forensic Medicine and Forensic Pathology” 1999, containing 56 chapters in Clinical Forensic Medicine and Forensic Pathology for the tropics.

 

Newspaper articles
  • Article in Sinhala in a National Newspaper – Divaina (1986) Medico-legal autopsies and coroners work June 8th.
  • Article in Sinhala in a National Newspaper Divaina (1986)
  • Medico-legal doctors (Forensic Pathologists) cannot be duped June 29th.
  • Article in Sinhala on “Suicidal Hanging”, “Manawa” Feb, 1987.
  • Article in Sinhala in a  National Newspaper – Divaina (1987) Should the system of criminal investigation be changed, July 19th.
  • Chandrasiri, N (1987) Exhumation and autopsy – How helpful are they? Ceylon Daily News, Sept, 28th.

 

Publications – Dr. UCP Pererai

Journal articles
  • Perera UCP. 2004 Medico-legal Examination of Torture victims. Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera UCP. 2005 Legal implications of mass burials of unidentified victims and related issues following the tsunami in Sri Lanka.  PLoS Medicine open access journal. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549-1676/2/6/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0020185-S.pdf
  • Perera UCP. 2005 Tsunami Disaster Victim Identification in Sri Lanka – a lost battle! Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Tun K, Butcher B, Sribanditmongkol P, Brondolo T, Caragine T, Perera C & Kent K. 2005 Forensic Aspects of Disaster Fatality Management. WHO Special Report. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. http://pdm.medicine.wisc.edu/20-6%20PDFs/tun%202.16.pdf
  • Morgan OWC, Sribanditmongkol P, Yeddi S, Perera C, Van Alphen D and  Sondorp E. 2006 Management of the dead following the South Asian tsunami disaster: case studies in Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.  PLoS Medicine open access journal. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/archive/1549-1676/3/6/pdf/10.1371_journal.pmed.0030195-S.pdf
  • Sumathipala A, Siribaddana S. & Perera C. 2006 Identification and management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka.  International Review of Psychiatry. 18(3): 1–9
  • Perera UCP. 2006 Review of ethicolegal aspects of Tissue retention in the medico-legal practice in Sri Lanka. Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera UCP. Review of initiatives adopted for effective documentation of torture in a developing country. J Clin Forensic Med. 2006 Aug-Nov;13(6-8):288-92.
  • Ruwanpura PR, Perera UC, Wijayaweera HT, Chandrasiri N.Perera UC, Adaptation of archaeological techniques in forensic mass grave exhumation: the experience of ‘Chemmani’ excavation in northern Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med J. 2006 Sep;51(3):98-102.
  • Perera C. Tsunami disaster Victim identification in Sri Lanka: Legal Aspects. Med Sci Law. 2006 Oct;46(4):282-6.
  • Perera UCP.2007 Medical expert witness: persistent challenge unexplored. Galle Medical Journal Sri Lanka
  • Perera Clifford & Briggs Chris. Guidelines for effective conduct of mass burials – Asian post Tsunami disaster experience in retrospect. Forensic Sci Med Pathol (2008) 4:1–8
  • Perera Clifford & Verghese Alice. Implementation of Istanbul Protocol for effective documentation of torture – review of Sri Lankan perspectives. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 18(2011) 1-5
  • Perera Clifford. History of torture in ancient Sri Lanka. Torture magazine. Vol.1 Issue 2. June 2011.published by Asian Human Rights Commission Hong Kong
  • Perera Clifford. Legal aspects of motor traffic trauma in Sri Lanka. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences (2016) 6, 342–346

 

Books
  • Perera UCP and Chandrasiri N. Medico-legal Perspectives of Torture.July 2003, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Perera UCP. Sri Lankan Case Law on Torture. Volumes 1 & 2. November 2004, Colombo, Sri Lanka (on revision currently)
  • Perera UCP. “Inquest Procedure”(in Sinhala) – November 2014, published by the Chief Ministry, Southern Province, Sri Lanka; currently preparing for the 2nd edition
  • Perera UCP. Principles of Medical Law – October 2016, published by the Chief Ministry, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

 

Book Chapters
  • “Role of Grama Niladhari in Inquests and Death Registration” in the Handbook for Grama Niladhari’s in Southern Province published in 2015(in Sinhala)
  • A Chapter on ‘History of Forensic Medicine in Sri Lanka from 1950’ for the new volume of  ‘History of Medicine in Sri Lanka 1948-2018’ published by the Sri Lanka Medical Association in February 2018.
  • A chapter on Deaths at Home and Care Institutions for the “Palliative Care Manual for Management of Non-cancer patients” published in Nov 2017 by the Palliative & End of Life Care Task Force of Sri Lanka Medical Association.

 

Publications – Dr. RHAI Rathnaweera

Journal articles
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. Trends of suicides in Galle- Sri Lanka. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 2, No 2, Dec 2013
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. A study on the victims of assaults in Matara. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 3, No 1, June 2014
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. Sexual violence towards females in Matara. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 3, No 1, June 2014
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. Trends of homicides in Galle-Sri Lanka. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 3, No 2, Dec 2014
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. Deaths following trivial trauma. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 3, No 2, Dec 2014
  • Rathnaweera RHAI. A death of a pregnant mother following Leptospirosis. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Vol 3, No 2, Dec 2014
  • Ruwanpura PR, Rathnaweera RHAI et al.  Severe pulmonary leptospirosis associated with high fatality rate: an autopsy series in Galle, southern Sri Lanka.  Med j Malaysia Volume 67,  No 06, December 2012
  • Rathnaweera RHAI, Vidanapathirana M. An alleged case of assault and murder turned out to be a run over accident.  The Galle medical journal Volume 14, No 1, September 2009.
  • Rathnaweera RHAI, Vidanapathirana M. An alleged case of unusual human bite. The Galle medical journal Volume 13, No 1, September 2008.
  • Vidanapathirana M, Rathnaweera RHAI et al. A study on pregnant teenagers referred by obstetricians for medico-legal examinations. Medico-legal journal of Sri Lanka Volume 1, No1, April 2011