The Hong Kong Legal System
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The Hong Kong Legal System

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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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Yes, you can access The Hong Kong Legal System by Stefan H. C. Lo,Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng,Wing Hong Chui in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Public Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Edition
2
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Public Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface to the Second Edition
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Table of Cases
  11. Table of Legislation
  12. 1 Introduction and Overview
  13. 2 Functions and Concepts of Law
  14. 3 Governance in Hong Kong
  15. 4 Sources of Law
  16. 5 The Court System and the Doctrine of Precedent
  17. 6 The Process of Legislation
  18. 7 Statutory Interpretation
  19. 8 Criminal Justice System
  20. 9 Civil Justice System
  21. 10 Alternative Methods of Resolving Disputes
  22. 11 Access to Justice
  23. 12 Finding and Citing Legal Materials
  24. 13 Interface between Hong Kong and International and Chinese Law
  25. Glossary
  26. Index