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Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong (St. Antony's)
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Hardcover. This work examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It examines their protection under the Basic Law, the institutional and individual independence of the judiciary, and the maintenance of the due process and a free press. Editor(s): Tsang, Steve. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 465.
This book examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It examines their protection under the Basic Law, the institutional and individual independence of the judiciary, and the maintenance of the due process and a free press. It also scrutinizes the threats from the need to accommodate national security and wider political concerns. The assessments are set in the context of a comparison with the early years of British rule, and based on developments in the two years following the handover.
This book examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. It examines their protection under the Basic Law, the institutional and individual independence of the judiciary, and the maintenance of the due process and a free press. It also scrutinizes the threats from the need to accommodate national security and wider political concerns. The assessments are set in the context of a comparison with the early years of British rule, and based on developments in the two years following the handover.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
St Antony's Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333930526
SKU
V9780333930526
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About
JOHANNES CHAN Professor and Head, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong RICHARD CULLEN Professor of Head, Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University HUALING FU Assistant Professor, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong LEO GOODSTADT formerly Hong Kong government's Chief Policy Adviser as Head of its Central Policy Unit CHRISTOPHER MUNN Lecturer and author BYRON S.J. WENG ... Read more
Reviews for Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong (St. Antony's)
'...painstaking, well-documented, and plain-spoken survey of one of the foundations of life in Hong Kong today.' - Jonathan Mirsky