The judge
Judge Christopher Weeramantry is a former judge of the International Court of Justice and the senior-most retired judge in Sri Lanka. His campaign against nuclear weapons proliferation is famously captured in a dissenting judgement during his tenure at the ICJ, as well for respecting the environment. Taking inspiration from his elders and borrowing from the wisdom of world religions, the judge has been spreading his message of peace for decades. Photography by Kannan Arunasalam.
One day she told me that she had expectations of me writing some beautiful judgements http://t.co/6IX4jlX6 #lka elders http://t.co/2FW0CxPl
“Islamic law said that even the poisoning of the arrow is absolutely forbidden” http://t.co/6IX4jlX6 #lka elders http://t.co/iVA2jT8J
Brilliant work as always Kannan. I have always loved his work and his presentation as a person. Remarkable character to be with. To this date, I have never read any book on Islamic Jurisprudence by a non-Muslim scholar better than his own.
So sad to hear of the passing of brilliant Judge Weeramantry yesterday (January, 5 2017). Listen to #SriLanka’s most distinguished judge here: iam.lk/the-judge/
Your work capturing Judge Weeramantry’s work is now more important than ever my friend.
Thank you Neshan. And for helping me to meet and capture the voice of such an amazing individual.