This paper maps contemporary discourses on domestic violence in Sri Lanka, especially in connection with the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act of 2005 (PDVA). The negotiation of the PDVA was a site of struggle where differing discourses on domestic violence were in competition with each other, vying for the status of truth. This working paper forms part of a broader research programme on feminist responses to domestic violence in Sri Lanka, including a mapping of domestic violence intervention services undertaken by ICES between 2009 -2011.