Dr. Kalana Senaratne holds LLB and LLM degrees from the University of London, and a PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of the book titled 'Internal Self-Determination in International Law: History, Theory, and Practice', published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. He is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya. Prior to joining the University in December 2017, he had worked at the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UNDP (East Timor), the Social Scientists' Association (SSA), and the Weeramantry International Centre for Peace Education & Research (WICPER). Senaratne received his primary and secondary education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
