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The judicial construction of Hong Kong's Basic Law : courts, politics and society after 1997 /
China has granted Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy through the Basic Law under the principle of ""one country, two systems"". Hong Kong's legal system under the Basic Law is based on the common law and is administered by independent courts. By interpreting the Basic Law,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | China has granted Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy through the Basic Law under the principle of ""one country, two systems"". Hong Kong's legal system under the Basic Law is based on the common law and is administered by independent courts. By interpreting the Basic Law, Hong Kong's courts have reviewed legislation and executive decisions, and have achieved a ""second founding"" of the Basic Law as an enforceable constitution. This book is the first comprehensive account of how the Hong Kong courts gained this vital power of judicial review. Through an analysis of important court cases sinc. |
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| Notas: | Includes excerpts from the Hong Kong Basic Law (pages 551-558). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlii, 580 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-549) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789888455669 9888455664 |