Let me clarify at the outset especially to students, that I am not one of the oldest living students of Sir Ivor Jennings. Indeed, I discovered I was a prize winner in my secondary school, Ladies’ College, when Sir Ivor gave the keynote speech at our annual prize giving. Sir Ivor Jennings and the Road to PeradeniyaThe life and times of Sir Ivor Jennings are documented in his own autobiography, published with an introduction of great professional skill, and with admiration, by the distinguished librarian, late Ian Goonetilleke. An Ivor Jennings memorial lecture is surely an occasion to also pay tribute to that joint vision. (Excerpted from “Inaugural Sir Ivor Jennings lecture of the Department of Law University of Peradeniya,” included as part of the new book??????

Source: The Nation December 17, 2021 01:50 UTC