Constitutional Confrontation in Hong Kong

An examination of China's accommodation of Western constitutional values, in the light of the pending return of British Hong Kong to China. The Joint Declaration which governs the return guarantees a continuance of these values, and this study looks at the resulting tensions between East and West.

Inhalt
Foreword - Preface - Acknowledgements - Constitutional Stress in Hong Kong - Anglo-American Constitutionalism with Chinese Characteristics - A Common Law Court - A Vigilant Public - The International Status of Hong Kong - Looking Ahead - Appendix 1 Draft Agreement - Appendix 2 The Basic Law - Index