Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal: The Development of the Law in China's Hong Kong

Young, Simon N. M. (Editor)/ Ghai, Yah (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1107011213 / ISBN 13: 9781107011212

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2013

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700 pages. 9.06x6.06x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal: The Development of the Law in China's Hong Kong
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107011213
• ISBN 13: 9781107011212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.3 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book is primarily about how a former British colony, now a part of China, established its own final court (to replace the Privy Council), and how that court under a new constitutional order developed the law in Hong Kong in its first thirteen years, under the leadership of its first Chief Justice, Andrew Li. In doing so we look broadly at the question of whether the court has acted justly and delivered justice to the litigants. The first part of the book provides a broader context to view at these issues. So there are chapters describing the context of China and autonomy, followed by a chapter on the Macau Court. But these chapters only serve to provide a kind of foil from which to see and understand the Hong Kong Court.

About the Authors

Simon N. M. Young is Director of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law and a professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong.

Yash Ghai is an Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, where in the past he has held the Sir Y. K. Pao Chair in Public Law.