LONDON — The rule of law in Hong Kong is 'profoundly compromised' in areas of the law where the government has strong opinions, a British judge who recently resigned from the top Hong Kong appeals court said on June 10. Jonathan Sumption is one of two British judges who resigned last week shortly after a landmark verdict in which 14...
The resignations have damaged the idea that having foreign jurists on Hong Kong's top court helps protects the rule of law.LONDON — The rule of law in Hong Kong is "profoundly compromised" in areas of the law where the government has strong opinions, a British judge who recently resigned from the top Hong Kong appeals court said on June 10.
The resignations have damaged the idea that having foreign jurists on Hong Kong's top court helps protects the rule of law and the city's international image.
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