Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism
Amsterdam University Press (Verlag)
978-90-485-5843-8 (ISBN)
Legal Resistance Under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong examines the decline of Hong Kong’s rule of law under China’s expanding authoritarian influence. While the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020 is seen as a turning point, this book argues that threats to Hong Kong’s rule of law began with the 1997 sovereignty transfer. Drawing on comprehensive fieldwork, Yan-ho Lai explores the tensions between legal profession, political authorities and the state’s broader authoritarian project between the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 Anti-extradition Bill Movement. Highlighting resistance strategies employed by a critical minority of legal professionals, Lai reveals how their efforts played a crucial role in countering state encroachment. A compelling study of legal transplantation, legal resistance and the rule of law, this book sheds light on China’s influence beyond its jurisdiction, and Hong Kong’s uniqueness in global anti-authoritarian struggles.
Yan-ho Lai, PhD, is a research fellow at the Center for Asian Law, Georgetown University Law Center. He studies and writes on law and society, judicial politics, human rights and national security in hybrid and authoritarian regimes. Legal Resistance Under Authoritarianism is his third book and first research monograph.
Abstract
Acknowledgements
List of Figures, Images and Tables
1. Introduction: Defending the Rule of Law in the Rise of Authoritarianism
2. China’s Authoritarian Legal Transplantation in Hong Kong
3. The United Front Work in Hong Kong’s Legal Community
4. Professional Rule of Law Discourse under State-Bar Relations
5. Organised Lawyers in Civil Society Empowerment
6. Defending Access to Justice in Social Movements
7. Leadership Contestation in the Bar
8. Political Awakening in the Law Society's Elections
9. Conclusion: Hong Kong’s Struggle for the Rule of Law
Appendix: List of the Interviewees
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 7 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-485-5843-3 / 9048558433 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-485-5843-8 / 9789048558438 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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