China's National Security

Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5099-2815-6
Verlag: Hart Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 710 g

All states are challenged by the need to protect national security while maintaining the rule of law, but the issue is particularly complex in the China-Hong Kong context.

This timely and important book explores how China conceives of its national security and the position of Hong Kong. It considers the risks of introducing national security legislation in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's sources of resilience against encroachments on its rule of law that may come under the guise of national security. It points to what may be needed to maintain Hong Kong's rule of law once China's 50-year commitment to its autonomy ends in 2047.

The contributors to this book include world-renowned scholars in comparative public law and national security law. The collection covers a variety of disciplines and jurisdictions, and both scholarly and practical perspectives to present a forward-looking analysis on the rule of law in Hong Kong. It illustrates how Hong Kong may succeed in resisting pressure to advance China's security interests through repressive law. Given China's growing international stature, the book's reflections on China's approach to security have much to tell us about its potential impact on the global political, security, and economic order.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chan, Cora

de Londras, Fiona

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Asien (inkl. Türkei und Naher Osten)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: China's National Security in Hong Kong: A Challenge for Constitutionalism, Autonomy and the Rule of Law

Cora Chan and Fiona de Londras
PART I
CHINA v HONG KONG: NATIONAL SECURITY v THE RULE OF LAW?
2. Hong Kong in China: The Project of 'One Country, Two Systems' and the Question of National Security

Albert HY Chen
3. China's Imperatives for National Security Legislation

Hualing Fu
4. Belief in the Rule of Law and its Resilience in the Hong Kong Political Identity

Wai-Man Lam
5. Rule of Law Resilience: Comparative Perspectives from Macau

Paulo Cardinal
6. One Country, Two National Security Systems

Lin Feng

PART II
SOURCES OF RESILIENCE IN HONG KONG'S POLITICO-LEGAL CULTURE
7. Administrative Law as a Modest Guardian of the Rule of Law

Swati Jhaveri
8. Twilight of the Idolised: Backsliding in Hong Kong's Legal and Judicial Cultures

Pui-Yin Lo
9. The Legislature as a 'Vetogate'

Margaret Ng
10. Popular Civil Society Resistance and the Survival of Hong Kong: A Clash of Civilisations
Michael C Davis
11. Gentle into that Good Night? Sources of Resilience in Hong Kong's Politico-Legal Culture

Surabhi Chopra

PART III
ENHANCING RESILIENCE
12. Old Law in New Bottles: Reintroducing National Security Legislation in Hong Kong

Simon NM Young
13. Article 23 of the Hong Kong Basic Law: International Law and Institutions as Sources of Resilience

Carole J Petersen
14. Maintaining Institutional Strength: The Court, the Act of State and the Rule of Law

Johannes Chan
15. Building Rule of Law Resilience Th rough Institutions: A Proposed Institutional Infrastructure for National Security Legislation

Cora Chan and Fiona de Londras
16. Unpalatable Realities and Hard Choices

Danny Gittings
17. Conclusion: Security, Economy, Politics: The Chinese Agenda

Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell Ghai

Über Autor(innen)

de Londras, Fiona
Fiona de Londras is the Barber Professor of Jurisprudence at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham.

Chan, Cora
Cora Chan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong

Cora Chan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong.
Fiona de Londras is Professor of Global Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham.