Dilini Pathirana

Dilini Pathirana holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Master of Laws Degree from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since 2009, she has worked as a permanent faculty member in the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo where she teaches International Investment Law and Company Law for undergraduate law students. In 2019, she obtained a PhD in International Law from the China University of Political Science and Law. Her doctoral studies focused on Chinese investments in Sri Lanka, unpacking their legal and policy issues, as well as geopolitical concerns.

Dilini serves as an affiliated expert of the Asia Pacific FDI Network and a contributing editor of the Afronomicslaw, a blog that focuses on international economic law and public international law themes as they relate to the Global South at large. In addition, she is a founding committee member of South Asia International Economic Law Network (SAIELN) and an editorial board member of Sri Lanka Journal of International Law (SLJIL). Since October 2021, Dilini has served as the Director of the Legal Research Unit of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.