Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism : The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong
ISBN: 9781107031999 | 1107031990
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Pub. Date: 2/28/2013
Why Rent from Knetbooks?
Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:
- We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
- Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
- Most orders ship within 48 hours
- Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
- Our customer support team is always here to help
Using post-colonial Hong Kong as a case study, this book examines why and how legal mobilization arises in authoritarian regimes.
Legal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. Waikeung Tam uses the case study of post-colonial Hong Kong to examine how and why it arises under authoritarian regimes.
Legal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. Waikeung Tam uses the case study of post-colonial Hong Kong to examine how and why it arises under authoritarian regimes.
| Introduction: explaining the rise of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong | |
| The growth of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong | |
| Critical antecedent - legal complex | |
| The opening of new legal opportunities | |
| The reversal of political opportunities | |
| The political origins of cause lawyering in Hong Kong | |
| Cause lawyers as transformative agents | |
| Ri... MORE | |
| The impacts of the judicialization of politics | |
| Conclusion: theoretical and comparative contributions | |
| Human rights and public policy litigation the Privy Council and the Court of Final Appeal decided (1981-2010) | |
| Important litigation brought by pro-democracy politicians and social activists to the Court of Appeal (CoA) and the Court of First Instance (CFI) (1981-2010) | |
| List of interviewees (alphabetical by category) | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Please wait while this item is added to your cart...
