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Conference Paper: Judicial review of elections in Hong Kong: resolving a contradiction
| Title | Judicial review of elections in Hong Kong: resolving a contradiction |
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| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2015 |
| Citation | The 2015 Judicial Review of Elections in Asia Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 3 July 2015. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Analysis of judicial review of elections in Hong Kong reveals a contradiction: strong review of restrictions on voting and candidacy, but weak review of serious institutional inequalities. Weak review occurs when the issue is within the scope of Hong Kong’s political reform trajectory and of interest to the Chinese government. Beijing’s assertive role in the 2013-15 reform exercise may influence courts to adopt an even more deferential posture. However, this should be resisted, as it would fail to accord sufficient importance to entrenched political rights and involve unwarranted deference by courts, especially if the reform trajectory has hit a wall. |
| Description | Theme: Challenges to the legality of elections and the electoral processes are central issues that Courts in Asia face |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/217786 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Young, SNM | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-18T06:13:10Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-18T06:13:10Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2015 Judicial Review of Elections in Asia Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 3 July 2015. | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/217786 | - |
| dc.description | Theme: Challenges to the legality of elections and the electoral processes are central issues that Courts in Asia face | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Analysis of judicial review of elections in Hong Kong reveals a contradiction: strong review of restrictions on voting and candidacy, but weak review of serious institutional inequalities. Weak review occurs when the issue is within the scope of Hong Kong’s political reform trajectory and of interest to the Chinese government. Beijing’s assertive role in the 2013-15 reform exercise may influence courts to adopt an even more deferential posture. However, this should be resisted, as it would fail to accord sufficient importance to entrenched political rights and involve unwarranted deference by courts, especially if the reform trajectory has hit a wall. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Judicial Review of Elections in Asia Conference | - |
| dc.title | Judicial review of elections in Hong Kong: resolving a contradiction | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Young, SNM: snmyoung@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Young, SNM=rp01275 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 252284 | - |