Civil Liberties in Hong Kong

by Raymond Wacks (Editor)

This study examines how Hong Kong's current system of English law has protected civil liberties, and considers possible developments and reforms in light of the changes in Hong Kong's constitutional status and the upcoming close of British sovereignty.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1988

About the author

Raymond Wacks is Emeritus Professor of Law and Legal Theory at the University of Hong Kong, where he was Head of the Department of Law from 1986 to 1993. He was previously Professor of Public Law and Head of the Department of Public Law at the University of Natal in Durban. He has lived in Italy since taking early retirement in 2002.