Legal mobilization under authoritarianism [electronic resource] : the case of post-colonial Hong Kong / Waikeung Tam.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge studies in law and societyPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: xiii, 219 p. : illISBN: 9781139613033 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Law reform -- China -- Hong Kong | Law -- Political aspects -- China -- Hong Kong | Public interest law -- China -- Hong Kong | Political questions and judicial power -- China -- Hong Kong | Human rights -- China -- Hong Kong | Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997-Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 340/.3095125 LOC classification: KNQ9307 | .T36 2013Online resources: Click to ViewOriginally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 2009).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : explaining the rise of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong -- The growth of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong -- Critical antecedent-legal complex -- The opening of new legal opportunities -- The reversal of political opportunities -- The political origins of cause lawyering in Hong Kong -- Cause lawyers as transformative agents -- Rights advocacy groups as transformative agents -- The impacts of the judicialization of politics -- Conclusion : theoretical and comparative contributions.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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