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Article: Constitutional Protection of the Right to be Presumed Innocent and the Right against Self-incrimination: The Hong Kong Experience
Title | Constitutional Protection of the Right to be Presumed Innocent and the Right against Self-incrimination: The Hong Kong Experience |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Singapore Academy of Law. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sal.org.sg/SALPublications-Journal.htm |
Citation | Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 2013, v. 25 n. Special issue, p. 679-713 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This essay provides a detailed analysis of Hong Kong judicial decisions on legislative encroachment of the constitutional right to be presumed innocent and the right against self incrimination. It argues that the impact of a constitution depends very much on the approach adopted by the Judiciary towards the interpretation of constitutional provisions, and this approach is in turn affected by a whole range of factors, including personal value choices regarding the relative priorities of public interests versus individual rights and the socio-political environment in which the constitution operates. It cautions against the adoption of a balancing approach, which on most occasions will lead to undermining fundamental rights, and argues that placing at the forefront the values of a constitutional right will likely lead to a more rigorous scrutiny of legislative encroachment and provide better protection to fundamental rights |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208216 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.123 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, J | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-23T08:08:21Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-02-23T08:08:21Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Singapore Academy of Law Journal, 2013, v. 25 n. Special issue, p. 679-713 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0218-2009 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208216 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This essay provides a detailed analysis of Hong Kong judicial decisions on legislative encroachment of the constitutional right to be presumed innocent and the right against self incrimination. It argues that the impact of a constitution depends very much on the approach adopted by the Judiciary towards the interpretation of constitutional provisions, and this approach is in turn affected by a whole range of factors, including personal value choices regarding the relative priorities of public interests versus individual rights and the socio-political environment in which the constitution operates. It cautions against the adoption of a balancing approach, which on most occasions will lead to undermining fundamental rights, and argues that placing at the forefront the values of a constitutional right will likely lead to a more rigorous scrutiny of legislative encroachment and provide better protection to fundamental rights | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Singapore Academy of Law. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.sal.org.sg/SALPublications-Journal.htm | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Singapore Academy of Law Journal | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2013 The Author(s). No part of this document may be reproduced without permission from the copyright holders. | - |
dc.title | Constitutional Protection of the Right to be Presumed Innocent and the Right against Self-incrimination: The Hong Kong Experience | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, J: johannes@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, J=rp01292 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 242300 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 25 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | Special issue | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 679 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 713 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Singapore | en_US |
dc.identifier.ssrn | 3443067 | - |
dc.identifier.hkulrp | 2019/053 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0218-2009 | - |