Stefan H. C. Lo

Hong Kong Legal System (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108755856
• Artikelnr.: 62746047

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.