Law and Justice in Hong Kong

Abstract

This new edition of Law and Justice in Hong Kong continues to offer readers a comprehensive account of the legal system of Hong Kong - the only common law jurisdiction in East Asia. Fully updated and revised, it encourages readers to appreciate the underlying values of legal practice and the administration of justice in the context of wider global and regional developments. It also explains the crucial role played by the rule of law in Hong Kong's historic transition from a cluster of marginal fishing settlements into a leading international financial centre over the course of one-and-a-half century. An essential text for students studying Legal System and Legal Method, this book is also useful to legal scholars, legal practitioners, and general readers, both in Hong Kong and abroad, who find interest, if not indeed intrigue, in the spectacle of an Anglicised and internationalised jurisdiction under Chinese sovereignty.