Legal mobilization under authoritarianism : the case of post-colonial Hong Kong /

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Using post-colonial Hong Kong as a case study, this book examines why and how legal mobilization arises in authoritarian regimes.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Tam, Waikeung
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Collection:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Sujets:
Since 1997
Law reform > China > Hong Kong.
Law > Political aspects > China > Hong Kong.
Public interest law > China > Hong Kong.
Political questions and judicial power > China > Hong Kong.
Human rights > China > Hong Kong.
Droit > Réforme > Chine > Hongkong.
Droit > Aspect politique > Chine > Hongkong.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > Chine > Hongkong.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Chine > Hongkong.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Human rights
Law > Political aspects
Law reform
Political questions and judicial power
Politics and government
Public interest law
Hong Kong (China) > Politics and government > 1997-
Hongkong (Chine) > Politique et gouvernement > 1997-
China > Hong Kong
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : explaining the rise of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong
  • The growth of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong
  • Critical antecedent-legal complex
  • The opening of new legal opportunities
  • The reversal of political opportunities
  • The political origins of cause lawyering in Hong Kong
  • Cause lawyers as transformative agents
  • Rights advocacy groups as transformative agents
  • The impacts of the judicialization of politics
  • Conclusion : theoretical and comparative contributions.

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