Hector Wilfred Jayewardene
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Hector Wilfred Jayewardene, QC
(November 3, 1916 - April 20, 1990) was a prominent Sri Lanka
n lawyer. In 1979 he was chairman of a UNESCO
conference on human rights in Bangkok and later chairman of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He was member at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
.
Born to Justice
Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
, KC
and Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardena, he was the younger brother of J R Jayewardene
, former President of Sri Lanka
. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
, he studied law at the Colombo Law College and was called to the bar in 1941. Jayewardene quickly gained a reputation as a trail lawyer thus becoming the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen's Counsel
in 1954.
Jayewardene was elected to many high positions within the Sri Lankan Legal profession, such as the President Sri Lanka Bar Association, First President Law Association, President Organization of Professionals Association. He was also the Vice President Commonwealth Law Association. In 1985 he was award an honorary LLD
from the University of Colombo
.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(November 3, 1916 - April 20, 1990) was a prominent Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n lawyer. In 1979 he was chairman of a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
conference on human rights in Bangkok and later chairman of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He was member at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights was a functional commission within the overall framework of the United Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2006...
.
Born to Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene
Justice Eugene Wilfred Jayewardene, KC was a Ceylonese judge, lawyer and politician. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and is the father of J R Jayewardene the first executive President of Sri Lanka.Born to James Alfred Jayewardene, a Proctor who was the Deputy Coroner of...
, KC
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and Agnes Helen Don Philip Wijewardena, he was the younger brother of J R Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene
Junius Richard Jayewardene , famously abbreviated in Sri Lanka as JR, was the first executive President of Sri Lanka, serving from 1978 till 1989. He was a leader of the nationalist movement in Ceylon who served in a variety of cabinet positions in the decades following independence...
, former President of Sri Lanka
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
. Educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
, he studied law at the Colombo Law College and was called to the bar in 1941. Jayewardene quickly gained a reputation as a trail lawyer thus becoming the youngest person to be named to the prestigious position of Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1954.
Jayewardene was elected to many high positions within the Sri Lankan Legal profession, such as the President Sri Lanka Bar Association, First President Law Association, President Organization of Professionals Association. He was also the Vice President Commonwealth Law Association. In 1985 he was award an honorary LLD
Legum Doctor
Legum Doctor is a doctorate-level academic degree in law, or an honorary doctorate, depending on the jurisdiction. The double L in the abbreviation refers to the early practice in the University of Cambridge to teach both Canon Law and Civil Law, the double L indicating the plural, Doctor of both...
from the University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
.