In this Book
- The Sources of Hong Kong Law
- Book
- 1994
- Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
summary
Hong Kong has a curious mixture of laws old and new, written and unwritten, home-grown and imported.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Cases
- pp. ix-xxxvi
- Table of Legislation
- pp. xxxvii-xlvii
- Part One: The Common Law
- 1. Understanding the Common Law
- pp. 3-20
- 2. Theories of Adjudication
- pp. 21-30
- 3. The Theory of Stare Decisis
- pp. 31-63
- Part Two: The Reception of English Law
- 7. Statute Law
- pp. 103-113
- 8. The Effect of Pre-1843 Acts of Parliament
- pp. 115-129
- 9. Common Law and Equity
- pp. 131-141
- 10. Practice and Procedure
- pp. 143-179
- 11. Vertical Stare Decisis
- pp. 181-201
- Part Three: Chinese Law and Custom
- Part Four: Aspects of Statutory Interpretation
- 13. Ejusdem Generis and the Disjunctive
- pp. 227-236
- 14. Literal or Liberal?
- pp. 237-247
- 15. Resort to Hansard
- pp. 249-253
- 16. Offences of Strict Liability
- pp. 255-271
- 17. Mandatory or Directory?
- pp. 273-287
- 18. Retroactive and Retrospective Ordinances
- pp. 289-302
Additional Information
ISBN
9789882202801
Related ISBN(s)
9789622093638
MARC Record
OCLC
655783905
Pages
356
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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