Putting the Home Grown Mechanism into Practice in Post War Sri Lanka : The Presidential Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation <Research Note>

The aftermath of the prolonged civil war concluded with the defeat over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan government forces, Sri Lanka entered into post-war peacebuilding phase, encompasses with various measures, to achieve stable peace. In order to pursue peace and reconciliation, Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has established as a home grown mechanism to address and resolve the injustices subjected throughout the past. Though the long awaited final report's recommendations, made by the Commission, were met with some shortcomings, it is significant for devising benchmarks for necessary transition from conflict to peace. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prospects of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry in general and to examine the four key issues, related to political solution, rehabilitation and reintegration of former LTTE cadres, demilitarization and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), and the recommendations the LLRC report holds for genuine reconciliation in Sri Lanka