Table of Contents

1. Themes and arguments Yash Ghai; Part I. Final Appeals: Setting the Context: 2. Autonomy and the Court of Final Appeal: the constitutional framework Yash Ghai; 3. Two interpreters of the basic law: the CFA and NPCSC Xiaonan Yang; 4. A worthy predecessor? The Privy Council on Appeal from Hong Kong, 1853–1997 Oliver Jones; Part II. The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: 5. Genesis of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal Simon N. M. Young, Antonio Da Roza and Yash Ghai; 6. Final Appeals then and now Simon N. M. Young and Antonio Da Roza; 7. Jurisdiction and procedure Antonio Da Roza; 8. A practitioner's perspective Michael Thomas; 9. A human rights lawyer's perspective Mark Daly; Part III. Judges and Judging: 10. Role of the Chief Justice Simon N. M. Young, Antonio Da Roza and Yash Ghai; 11. The judges Simon N. M. Young and Antonio Da Roza; 12. Concurring and dissenting in the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Jill Cottrell and Yash Ghai; Part IV. Jurisprudence of the Court: 13. The common law Sir Anthony Mason; 14. Basic law Albert H. Y. Chen and P. Y. Lo; 15. Human rights Simon N. M. Young; 16. Administrative law Johannes Chan; 17. Criminal law Simon N. M. Young; 18. Commercial law William Waung; 19. Land law Malcolm Merry; 20. Tort law Rick Glofcheski; 21. Civil procedure Gary Meggitt; Part V. Perspectives from Beyond Hong Kong: 22. Impact of jurisprudence beyond Hong Kong P. Y. Lo; 23. Macau's Court of Final Appeal Jorge Godinho and Paulo Cardinal; 24. Foreign judges: a European perspective Josef Marko.

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This book examines the Court of Final Appeal's structure, jurisprudence and politics and the contribution of its Chief Justice under Chinese sovereignty.

About the Author

Simon N. M. Young is Director of the Centre for Comparative and Public Law and a professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. Yash Ghai is an Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong, where in the past he has held the Sir Y. K. Pao Chair in Public Law.

Reviews

'Professors Young and Ghai's book contains a profuse wealth of data and accompanying critical commentary that covers every conceivable major aspect of the CFA's work.' The Cambridge Law Journal

'A fruitful perspective … [a] pioneering work.' Roda Mushkat, Journal of International and Comparative Law

'Yash Ghai and Simon Young have succeeded in bringing out an excellent book, an indispensable guide to the working of the judiciary in Hong Kong's new constitutional and legal system.' Anton Cooray, Asia Pacific Law Review

'This masterful volume is an essential read for all who are interested in the development of law in Hong Kong and the PRC and questions about judicial economy generally.' Pitman B. Potter, Pacific Affairs