5. One Sovereign, Two Legal Systems: China and the Problem of Commitment in Hong Kong

2001 ◽  
pp. 105-140 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Legal Systems

scholarly journals Developing an Index of the Rule of Law: Sharing the Experience of Hong Kong

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benny Y.T. Tai
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Downward Trend ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Major Aspect ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative

AbstractThe Rule of Law is considered a major aspect of modern governance. For every legal system, it is important whether the Rule of Law is attained and how far it has been attained. Though there are various indicators and indexes of the Rule of Law they all have their limitations. This paper reported a study conducted in Hong Kong in 2005, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies, to assess the level of attainment of the Rule of Law in Hong Kong. It is found that the level of attainment is high but a downward trend is also discovered. A main objective of developing this new methodology in assessing Rule of Law, is that it could be used for tracking the development of the Rule of Law in a particular legal system and facilitating comparison between legal systems.

scholarly journals Legal Hybridity in Hong Kong and Macau

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignazio Castellucci
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Critical Revision

The article aims to compare the case of the two Chinese Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau against the theoretical grid developed by Vernon V. Palmer to describe the “classical” civil law-common law mixed jurisdictions. The results of the research include an acknowledgement of the progressive hybridization of the legal systems of Hong Kong and Macau, hailing from the English common law and the Portuguese civil law tradition, respectively, by infiltration of legal models and ideologies from Mainland China. The research also leads to a critical revision and refinement of the methodology and tools developed by Palmer in order to make them applicable to a wider range of processes of legal hybridization beyond “classical” mixes, and to a better appreciation of how transitional political and institutional phases play a critical role inlegal “mixity” or hybridity.

Migrant Women Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan: A Comparative Analysis

1996 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ju Ada Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Women Workers ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Migrant Labor ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Effective Protection ◽  
East And Southeast Asia ◽  
Feminization Of Migration

The concentration of women in certain occupations has been the main feature characterizing the feminization of migration in the Asian region during the last two decades. A gender-sensitive approach is essential in understanding the particular vulnerability facing these migrant women workers. This paper is concerned with the situation of migrant women domestic workers in East and Southeast Asia. It discusses the context of housework that has rendered migrant women domestic workers vulnerable to abuses and violence. It compares and contrasts the legal systems in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan and addresses the inadequacy of the respective legal systems in dealing with the vulnerability of these women workers. Using Hong Kong as a case, it discusses the measures that have been adopted to provide better protection for migrant labor. This paper suggests that, in order to provide effective protection for the rights of these women, it is important for respective governments to take into account the particular vulnerability facing them as a result of the context of their employment.

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