The Hong Kong Basic Law Hybrid of Common Law and Chinese Law, Revised Edition

Name: The Hong Kong Basic Law
Brand: LexisNexis Hong Kong
SKU: 9789628937998
Price: 533.50 HKD
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Author: Priscilla Leung Mei-fun
ISBN: 9789628937998

By Priscilla Leung Mei-fun

LexisNexis Hong Kong December 2006

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9789628937998
Publisher: LexisNexis Hong Kong
Publication: December 2006
Format: Paperback , 473 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book examines the Hong Kong Basic Law from the viewpoints of both Hong Kong and China. It illuminates the nature of the Law as a compromise between the politics of Britain and China, resulting in the deliberate ambivalence of its wording, and explores ways to mediate the differences between the Common Law and Chinese Law traditions in interpretation. The authors compares significant Hong Kong cases with the intent f the mainland legislative drafters and seeks to explain divergences in the context of confrontation, compromise and opportunity for mutual understanding.

For students of the Basic Law and readers interested in the ongoing debate, this book will aid an understanding of how Hong Kong and China form their views on the disputable issues.

l History of 'One Country, Two Systems'

l The birth of the Basic Law

l Amendments to the Basic Law

l Debates on the national flag

l Article 23

l Debates on political reform

l Salary reduction of civil servants

l Jurisdictional issues across the border