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Conference Paper: Statutory rights and de facto constitutional supremacy in Hong Kong?

TitleStatutory rights and de facto constitutional supremacy in Hong Kong?
Authors
Issue Date2019
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://icon.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
Symposium: Weak-form review in comparative perspective: A reply, Hong Kong, 19 May 2017. In International Journal of Constitutional Law , v. 17 n. 3, p. 836-859 How to Cite?
AbstractFundamental rights in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) are protected in its Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (BORO). The Hong Kong Basic Law enshrines most of the BORO rights, thereby expressly conferring constitutional status on these rights. But there are a number of BORO rights that are not protected in the Basic Law. This article analyzes the cases in which the Hong Kong judiciary has addressed disputes concerning three exclusive BORO rights: (i) the right to participate in public affairs; (ii) the right to a fair hearing in civil cases; and (iii) the prohibition against cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. We will also explain how the courts have conferred de facto constitutional supremacy on all these statutory rights, while simultaneously providing significant leeway and decisional space for the government to craft a considered response in their remedial legislation, thereby promoting a constitutional dialogue between the judiciary and the government on rights-protection in Hong Kong.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/272688
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dc.contributor.authorYap, PJ-
dc.contributor.authorChung, HC-
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-06T09:14:40Z-
dc.date.available2019-08-06T09:14:40Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationSymposium: Weak-form review in comparative perspective: A reply, Hong Kong, 19 May 2017. In International Journal of Constitutional Law , v. 17 n. 3, p. 836-859-
dc.identifier.issn1474-2640-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/272688-
dc.description.abstractFundamental rights in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) are protected in its Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance (BORO). The Hong Kong Basic Law enshrines most of the BORO rights, thereby expressly conferring constitutional status on these rights. But there are a number of BORO rights that are not protected in the Basic Law. This article analyzes the cases in which the Hong Kong judiciary has addressed disputes concerning three exclusive BORO rights: (i) the right to participate in public affairs; (ii) the right to a fair hearing in civil cases; and (iii) the prohibition against cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. We will also explain how the courts have conferred de facto constitutional supremacy on all these statutory rights, while simultaneously providing significant leeway and decisional space for the government to craft a considered response in their remedial legislation, thereby promoting a constitutional dialogue between the judiciary and the government on rights-protection in Hong Kong.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://icon.oxfordjournals.org/-
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Constitutional Law-
dc.rightsPost-print: This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in [insert journal title] following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: xxxxxxx [insert URL that the author will receive upon publication here].-
dc.titleStatutory rights and de facto constitutional supremacy in Hong Kong?-
dc.typeConference_Paper-
dc.identifier.emailYap, PJ: pjyap@hkucc.hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/icon/moz063-
dc.identifier.hkuros300732-
dc.identifier.volume17-
dc.identifier.issue3-
dc.identifier.spage836-
dc.identifier.epage859-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000489604900007-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.ssrn3253448-
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