Prof. Madurasinghe’s academic and professional work ( 1980-2026) extends across more than four decades, beginning a four-decade record of Interdisciplinary Scholarship.
His research and publications, currently exceeding 1500, encompass law, constitutionalism, international law, jurisprudence, human rights, psychology, consciousness studies, theology, comparative religion, integrative medicine, human development, traditional knowledge, and emerging interdisciplinary research.
The purpose of this section is to provide a consolidated scholarly record while distinguishing between different forms of academic and professional output. It brings together journal publications, books and monographs, theses and dissertations, conference papers, professional publications, OIUCM E-Journal publications, and current research programmes.
Research Across Disciplines
The development of Prof. Dr. Madurasinghe’s research reflects a continuing movement across disciplinary boundaries.
His earlier scholarship is particularly associated with law, international law, constitutionalism, legal pluralism, human rights and jurisprudence. His later work expanded into psychology, consciousness, theology, comparative religion, stress management, human development and integrative approaches to health and wellbeing.
More recent research explores emerging relationships among consciousness, neuroscience, bio-systemic psychology, integrative medicine, traditional knowledge, artificial intelligence and jurisprudence.
Rather than treating these as isolated areas of scholarship, the research programme seeks to examine relationships between disciplines and to explore questions concerning the human person, society, law, consciousness, knowledge and wellbeing.
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
Formal scholarly journal publications.
Books & Monographs
Books, monographs and extended scholarly works.
Theses & Dissertations
Academic theses and major research works.
Conference Papers & Proceedings
Conference contributions and proceedings.
Professional & Applied Publications
Professional, institutional and applied research.
Current Research
Ongoing research programmes and emerging areas of investigation.
Research Centres & Research Leadership
Brain Technology & Neuroscience Research Centre (BTNRC)
The Brain Technology and Neuroscience Research Centre (BTNRC) represents an important component of the interdisciplinary research programme associated with Prof. Dr. Lakshman Madurasinghe.
Established at the J. R. Jayewardene Centre, the Centre brought together interests in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive processes, human behaviour and consciousness studies.
Its stated research orientation includes investigation of the principles underlying brain organisation, executive control, reasoning and decision-making, together with research into the relationship between cognitive processes, human behaviour and different states of consciousness.
Prof. Madurasinghe’s association with the Centre forms part of his broader research trajectory in psychology, consciousness studies and interdisciplinary approaches to human experience.
Related Research
The Centre’s themes connect with several areas represented in Prof. Madurasinghe’s wider research portfolio:
- Neuroscience and brain function
- Psychology and behavioural science
- Cognitive processes
- Consciousness studies
- Altered states of consciousness
- Human potential and development
- Interdisciplinary approaches to mind and behaviour
Historical & Visual Record
A video presentation concerning the Neuroscience Centre is available as part of the institution’s historical and academic record.
Watch: Brain Technology & Neuroscience Research Centre
Principal Areas of Scholarship
Law, Constitutionalism & Jurisprudence
Research in this field includes:
- Constitutional law and constitutional reform
- Constitutional governance
- Separation of powers
- Judicial review
- Constitutional courts
- Federalism and devolution
- The 13th Amendment
- Human rights
- Legal pluralism and customary law
- International law
- Sovereign immunity
- Foreign judgments
- International litigation
- Choice of forum
- International tort law
- Therapeutic jurisprudence
- Law and development
- Jurisprudential theory
This body of scholarship includes publications extending from the 1980s through contemporary research on constitutional and institutional reform.
Psychology, Consciousness & Human Development
Research in psychology and consciousness includes:
- Clinical psychology
- Altered states of consciousness
- Neuro-physiological correlates of consciousness
- Stress and tension
- Emotional intelligence
- Cognitive development
- Psychotherapy
- Human behaviour
- Bio-systemic psychology
- E-Consciousness
- Human transformation
- Social capital
- Psychological assessment
This research stream includes both academic research and applied work addressing psychological wellbeing and human development.
Theology & Comparative Religious Studies
Research in theology and religion includes:
- Christian theology
- Comparative theology
- Buddhism
- Islam
- Christian apologetics
- Religious philosophy
- Suffering and salvation
- The relationship between faith and consciousness
- Comparative study of religious traditions
The work includes theological research, books, essays and interdisciplinary studies examining relationships between religion, philosophy, consciousness and human experience.
Integrative Medicine & Traditional Knowledge
More recent research explores:
- Integrative medicine
- Traditional Sri Lankan medicine
- Music and healing
- Bioenergy
- Bio-systemic approaches
- Human life energy
- Healing traditions
- Neuroscience and therapeutic applications
- Historical approaches to medicine and wellbeing
This research also contributes to the wider OIUCM programme examining relationships between traditional knowledge and contemporary interdisciplinary inquiry.
Emerging Interdisciplinary Research
Current interdisciplinary research includes areas such as:
- E-Consciousness
- Bio-systemic psychology
- The Bioplasma Field
- Quantum-biological approaches
- Neuroplasticity
- Consciousness and cognition
- Artificial intelligence and law
- Ancient knowledge systems
- Indigenous knowledge
- Sri Lankan heritage
- Ancient medicine and healing
- Constitutional innovation
These areas represent continuing research programmes rather than necessarily established scientific consensus. Individual publications should therefore be considered according to their stated research methods, evidence and publication venue.
Publication Categories
To maintain bibliographic and academic clarity, the publications of Prof. Dr. Madurasinghe are organised into distinct categories.
1. Peer-Reviewed Publications
A selection of scholarly journal publications appearing in established academic journals and other publications where peer-review status can be established.
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This section includes, among others, scholarship in international law, constitutional law, legal pluralism, human rights and jurisprudence.
2. OIUCM E-Journal Publications
The OIUCM E-Journal provides a dedicated academic platform for interdisciplinary research in theology, philosophy, neuroscience, integrative medicine, consciousness and related fields.
Recent publications include research on:
- E-Consciousness
- Bio-systemic psychology
- Integrative medicine
- Constitutionalism
- Artificial intelligence
- Sri Lankan history and heritage
- Traditional healing
- Consciousness and neuroscience
- Therapeutic jurisprudence
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3. Books & Monographs
The book and monograph collection includes extended scholarly works in:
- Constitutional law
- International law
- Jurisprudence
- Psychology
- Organizational behaviour
- Theology
- Comparative religion
- Human rights
- Sri Lankan constitutional development
4. Theses, Dissertations & Major Research Works
The research archive includes academic theses and substantial research works undertaken in law, psychology, theology, consciousness studies and related fields.
Examples include research on:
- Neuro-physiological correlates of altered states of consciousness
- Sovereign rights of states in international nuclear law
- Therapeutic jurisprudence
- The Act of State Doctrine
- Jus ad bellum and jus in bello
- Comparative theological approaches to suffering
- Enlivened consciousness and social capital
- Judicial review of constitutional amendments
- Economic fraud
- Internet governance
- Contempt of court and freedom of the press
- Human rights
- Judicial education
- Positivism and the separation of law and morals
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5. Conference Papers & Proceedings
The scholarly record also includes papers presented at conferences and contributions appearing in conference proceedings.
These publications are presented separately from journal articles because a conference paper and a peer-reviewed journal article represent different forms of scholarly communication.
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6. Professional & Applied Publications
The professional research archive includes applied work in:
- Human resource management
- Industrial relations
- Job evaluation
- Job analysis
- Recruitment
- Performance appraisal
- Organizational behaviour
- Stress management
- Professional education
- Legal practice
- Institutional development
These works demonstrate the application of research and professional knowledge to organisational, legal and social contexts.
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7. Blogs since 2008
Theoria – 296 articles
Legal Odyssey – 287 articles
Musings – 314 articles
Neuroscience Quest – 72 articles
Scribd – 111 articles
Main WordPress – 672 articles
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Among the earlier and established areas of scholarship are works addressing human rights, sovereign immunity, constitutional reform, constitutional governance, foreign judgments, legal pluralism, international litigation, customary law and international law.
The Google Scholar record also includes books and extended works such as The Evolution of Constitutional Governance in Sri Lanka, Constitutionalism: A Broader Perspective, Private International Law, and other legal and interdisciplinary publications.
The publication record therefore extends beyond journal articles and includes multiple forms of scholarly contribution.
OIUCM Research Programme
The research programme of the Open International University of Complementary Medicine (OIUCM) provides an institutional setting for continuing interdisciplinary inquiry.
Current research areas include:
Ancient Sri Lanka, Heritage & Indigenous Knowledge
Research into ancient Sri Lankan medicine, art, history, language, culture and indigenous knowledge, including archaeological and historical questions concerning early human settlement and the development of Sri Lankan civilisation.
Consciousness & Human Experience
Research into E-Consciousness, altered states of consciousness, cognition, human experience and models of consciousness.
Psychology & Mental Wellbeing
Research into anxiety, psychopathology, psychotherapy outcomes, cognitive behavioural approaches and emerging models of psychological assessment.
Integrative Medicine
Research into traditional Sri Lankan medicine, music therapy, healing practices, bioenergy and interdisciplinary approaches to health.
Artificial Intelligence & Law
Research examining the implications of artificial intelligence for the legal profession and the evolving relationship between technology and law.
Constitutional & Institutional Reform
Research into constitutional courts, separation of powers, bicameralism, sortition assemblies, judicial review and constitutional governance.
A Research Record from 1980 to 2026
The chronology of the publication record demonstrates an evolving scholarly programme.
1980s
Early work in theology, industrial relations, customary law, international law and legal scholarship.
1990s
Expansion into constitutional law, international law, legal pluralism, comparative law, psychology and consciousness research.
2000s
Continued legal scholarship alongside work in therapeutic jurisprudence, psychology, theology, human rights, organizational behaviour and consciousness.
2010s
Further development of research in constitutionalism, E-Consciousness, psychology, stress management and interdisciplinary human development.
2020s
Expansion into integrative medicine, consciousness studies, bio-systemic psychology, artificial intelligence and law, constitutional reform, Sri Lankan heritage, traditional knowledge and emerging interdisciplinary research.
Bibliographic Integrity
The Institute distinguishes between different types of scholarly output rather than treating every indexed item as a journal article.
Google Scholar indexing does not itself establish peer-review status. Accordingly, the presence of a publication in Google Scholar is used as a bibliographic and citation reference, while the publication’s actual format and venue determine its classification on this website.
Where a work appears in more than one source, duplicate records, alternative titles, revised editions and different versions should be consolidated wherever possible.
Co-authored publications are identified as such, and publications by other authors appearing in the OIUCM E-Journal are not included in Prof. Dr. Madurasinghe’s personal publication list merely because they discuss or review his work.
This approach is intended to provide a transparent and academically responsible presentation of the research record.
Continuing Research
The research programme continues to evolve through interdisciplinary investigation connecting law, psychology, consciousness, theology, medicine, science, culture and human development.
- Ancient Sri Lankan medicine, art, history, language (Maghadi, Pali, Sanskrit, and Prakrit scripts) & culture and historical Ravana.
- Happiness, risk-taking, neuroeconomics, and ways to identify different neural correlates for early versus delayed rewards and closely follow the work of David Harvey, Nouriel Roubini & Joseph Stiglitz.
- Assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders. Work on bioenergy and psychopathology emphasizing the information processing models that described the role of attention and the impact of the cognitive processes on interpersonal functioning.
- Research on psychotherapy outcomes including the mechanisms underlying cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety disorders, and adapting protocols developed for research to non-research clinical settings. BTNRC research centre.
- Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the legal profession
- Setting up a Constitutional Court
- Bicameralism using Sortition Assembly
- Separation of Powers
The objective is to encourage dialogue across disciplines and to examine established and emerging ideas through sustained research, publication and scholarly inquiry.
Research Period: 1980–2026
Prof. Dr. Lakshman Madurasinghe
Researcher • Author • Academic • Interdisciplinary Scholar