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The Hong Kong Legal System
About this book
This book provides an introduction to the legal system in Hong Kong. Understanding Hong Kong's legal system today requires both an understanding of the British origins of much of the laws and legal institutions as well as the uniquely Hong Kong developments in the application of the Basic Law under 'one country, two systems'. These features of the Hong Kong legal system are explored in this book, which takes into account developments in the two decades or so of the new legal framework in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover. In providing both an exposition of the legal institutions in Hong Kong and legal method under Hong Kong's legal system (including practical guidance and examples on case law, statutory interpretation and legal research), this book is ideal for first-year law students, students of other disciplines who study law and readers who have an interest in Hong Kong's unique legal system.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- 2 Functions and Concepts of Law
- 3 Governance in Hong Kong
- 4 Sources of Law
- 5 The Court System and the Doctrine of Precedent
- 6 The Process of Legislation
- 7 Statutory Interpretation
- 8 Criminal Justice System
- 9 Civil Justice System
- 10 Alternative Methods of Resolving Disputes
- 11 Access to Justice
- 12 Finding and Citing Legal Materials
- 13 Interface between Hong Kong and International and Chinese Law
- Glossary
- Index