Demise of 'One Country, Two Systems'? Reflections on the Hong Kong Rendition Saga

Chan, Cora

Demise of 'One Country, Two Systems'? Reflections on the Hong Kong Rendition Saga

Cora Chan, "Demise of 'One Country, Two Systems'? Reflections on the Hong Kong Rendition Saga" (2019) Hong Kong Law Journal 447

University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2019/098

12 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2019 Last revised: 4 Dec 2019

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Cora Chan

The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law

Date Written: September 13, 2019

Abstract

This article argues that the controversy over the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 reveals flaws in Hong Kong’s political system that, if unrectified, may prove fatal to the operation of China’s “one country, two systems” model in Hong Kong. If this model is to be sustained, genuine democracy in Hong Kong is needed.

Keywords: China, Hong Kong, rendition, extradition, democratization, constitutional law

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Chan, Cora, Demise of 'One Country, Two Systems'? Reflections on the Hong Kong Rendition Saga (September 13, 2019). Cora Chan, "Demise of 'One Country, Two Systems'? Reflections on the Hong Kong Rendition Saga" (2019) Hong Kong Law Journal 447 , University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 2019/098, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3453136