Synopses & Reviews
This book examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. Contributors assess 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. They also scrutinize the threats stemming from the need to accommodate national security and wider political concerns. These 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.
Synopsis
This book examines whether judicial independence and the rule of law can survive in Hong Kong under Chinese sovereignty. Contributors assess 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. They also scrutinize the threats stemming from the need to accommodate national security and wider political concerns. These 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.
About the Author
Steve Tsang is Louis Cha Senior Research Fellow at St. Anthony's College, Oxford University, and Director of its Asian Studies Centre.
Table of Contents
Commitment to the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence--Steve Tsang * The Rule of Law and Criminal Justice in the Nineteenth Century--Christopher Munn* Judicial Independence under the Basic Law--Byron Weng * The National Security Factor: Putting Article 23 of the Basic Law in Perspective--Hualing Fu * Individual and Institutional Independence of the Judiciary--Peter Wesley-Smith * Prospect for the Due Process under Chinese Sovereignty--Johannes Chan * Freedom of the Press and the Rule of Law--Richard Cullen * Prospect for the Rule of Law: The Political Dimension--Leo F. Goodstadt
Commitment to the Rule of Law and Judicial Independence--Steve Tsang * The Rule of Law and Criminal Justice in the Nineteenth Century--Christopher Munn* Judicial Independence under the Basic Law--Byron Weng * The National Security Factor: Putting Article 23 of the Basic Law in Perspective--Hualing Fu * Individual and Institutional Independence of the Judiciary--Peter Wesley-Smith * Prospect for the Due Process under Chinese Sovereignty--Johannes Chan * Freedom of the Press and the Rule of Law--Richard Cullen * Prospect for the Rule of Law: The Political Dimension--Leo F. Goodstadt