Constitutional Rights in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal
Chinese (Taiwan) Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, Vol. 27, pp. 67-96, 2011
University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2012/001
31 Pages Posted: 30 Jan 2012 Last revised: 3 Feb 2012
Date Written: November 1, 2011
Abstract
This article analyzes the first ten years of constitutional rights cases in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal from 1999 to 2009. In it's caseload of 45 rights cases, the Court heard a diverse range of rights issues and upheld the majority of the rights arguments. It decided cases efficiently, made strategic use of its procedure to allow an overseas common law judge to sit on cases, and generally spoken in one voice. The Court’s jurisprudence and track record provides a foundation for the continued protection of human rights in Hong Kong.
Keywords: Human Rights, Hong Kong, Court of Final Appeal
JEL Classification: K40, K41
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