Stefan H. C. Lo, Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Wing Hong Chui (City University of Hong Kong)

The Hong Kong Legal System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook offers a reader-friendly overview of Hong Kong's legal system, covering both the origins in British law and the application of the Basic Law under 'one country, two systems'. It takes into account legal developments in the last two decades since the 1997 handover, and guides first-year law students in legal research and methods.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 446
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9781108721820
• ISBN-10: 1108721826
• Artikelnr.: 56971023

Autorenporträt

Stefan H. C. Lo is Deputy Principal Government Counsel (Ag) at the Department of Justice, Hong Kong, where he has been advising the government on company and insolvency law reform. Dr Lo has published widely in the area of corporate law, including research on accountability of directors, shareholders and other responsible persons in the operation of corporate enterprises. Before joining the Department of Justice, Dr Lo was Assistant Professor in the School of Law, City University of Hong Kong.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the second edition
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.