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Hong Kong Academic titles2. Visiting a Person in Police Custody3. Accompanying a Client to a Police Station4. Identification Parades5. First Appearance Before a Magistrate and Applicationsfor Bail6. Subsequent Appearances Before a Magistrate: Transfersto the District Court and Committal Proceedings;Transfers Between Courts7. Obtaining the Case Papers and Advising on Plea8. Preparing for a Plea of Guilty or for Trial9. Trials10. Pleas of Mitigation11. Reviews12. Appeals13. Applications to the Court of First Instance for BailPending Trial and Applications for Bail Pending Appeal14. Juveniles15. Appearance Before Special Magistrates16. Termination of Retainer17. The Basic Law, the Bill of Rights Ordinance and Abuse ofProcess18. Costs19. The Duty Lawyer and Legal Aid20. The Solicitor as Prosecutor21. Conflicts of InterestSweet & MaxwellSep 2011 978 962 66142 1 1 PaperbackLaw of the Hong Kong ConstitutionJohannes Chan SC (Hon), C.L. LimNEW“It makes a signal contribution to the learning on theBasic Law and will be a seminal work on the subject.”The Honourable Andrew Li GBM, Chief Justice 1997-2010The Fifteenth Anniversary of the Basic Lawapproaches. The intervening period has allowedevents to develop and mature, and there is now avery large body of case law. Law of the Hong KongConstitution is a much needed publication on HongKong’s constitution. It is the first major work on thetopic and is the only comprehensive publication onthe topic. Written by a distinguished team of experts,the publication fully examines all aspects of the BasicLaw, from the recent Court of Final Appeal decisionin Democratic Republic of Congo v. FG HemisphereAssociates LLC, to rights protection, and the issue ofelectoral reform. The authors are particularly adeptat identifying areas of potential difficulty. This is themust-have publication for anyone interested in HongKong’s constitution, and the novel and imaginativeconcept of One Country, Two Systems.Fully examines all aspects of the Basic Law• Provides comprehensive analysis of the Basic Lawand the concept of One Country, Two Systems• Contains both the breadth and the depth thatthe Basic Law entails-no aspect has been leftuntouched• From the law relating to state immunity inDemocratic Republic of Congo v. FG HemisphereAssociates LLC, to rights protection, to the issue ofelectoral reformPowerful author team, with real expertise• General Editors Prof. Johannes Chan and Prof. C.L.Lim and a team of distinguished contributors, areadept at identifying areas of potential difficultywithin the subjectAddresses the unique situation of Hong Kong’sconstitution• Deals with the rights that belong to Hong Kongand the way those rights have been enforced byHong Kong courts• Contains a detailed statement and discussion ofthe relevant legal principles in relation to thoseArticles of the Basic Law most frequently litigatedand advised uponTABLE OF CONTENTSPART I: Historical Background1. From Colony to Special Administrative RegionPART II: A New Constitutional Era: One Country, TwoSystems2. Autonomy and Central-Local Relations3. External Affairs4. Language5. Nationality and Permanent Residents6. National SecurityPART III: Political Structure7. The Chief Executive8. Development of Representative Governmentsmhk.salesenquiries@thomsonreuters.com www.sweetandmaxwell.com.hk +852 3762 3222Prices are correct at time of going to press, but may be subject to change without prior notification55