Hong Kong Constitutionalism - The British Legacy and the Chinese Future

This book adopts a fresh approach in examining the evolution of Hong Kong¿s political-legal experience. It also analyzes Hong Kong¿Beijing relations and the long-term prospects for the HKSAR within the PRC based on a balanced contemporary assessment of Chinäs One Party State.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Diceyan Constitutionalism; 3. Chinese Familism; 4. British Hong Kong; 5. The HKSAR; 6. Stress Testing Authoritarian Legality In Hong Kong; 7. The Wider Context; 8. Conclusion; Glossary Of Abbreviations Used; Bibliography

About the author

Richard Cullen is a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. He first began working in Hong Kong in 1991. His research interests are in Public Law, Taxation Law, Comparative Law, Fundamentals of the Common Law, and Media Law. He has published extensively on these and related areas.

Summary

This book adopts a fresh approach in examining the evolution of Hong Kong’s political-legal experience. It also analyzes Hong Kong–Beijing relations and the long-term prospects for the HKSAR within the PRC based on a balanced contemporary assessment of China’s One Party State.

Product details

• Authors: Cullen, Richard Cullen, Cullen Richard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138320130
• ISBN: 978-1-138-32013-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: The Rule of Law in China and Comparative Perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, LAW / Comparative, Hong Kong, LAW / Government / General, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general