The Hong Kong Multinational Judge in Criminal Appeals
Law in Context (Special Issue on Criminals Appeals 1907-2007), Vol. 26, pp. 130-150, 2008
21 Pages Posted: 17 Dec 2008 Last revised: 24 Mar 2018
Date Written: September 1, 2008
Abstract
Hong Kong has had its share of multinational judges, that is, judges who have judged in more than one national jurisdiction. For decades, Hong Kong supplied judges to Brunei, and after the abolition of final appeals to the Privy Council in 1997, Hong Kong became a venue for multinational judging by some of the world's most distinguished jurists. How much do we know about multinational judging and its impact on decision-making and the development of the law? This article tracks the jurisprudential trails of three Hong Kong judges in criminal appeal cases. All three came to Hong Kong with the colonial legal service, and during or after their tenure in Hong Kong they have also judged in Brunei or Bermuda. All three currently serve as non-permanent judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal.
Keywords: Hong Kong judges, Court of Final Appeal, Criminal Appeals, Visiting Judges, Brunei, Bermuda
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