British Hong Kong legal system
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:basedOn |
English common law
|
| gptkbp:existedDuring |
1841
|
| gptkbp:existedUntil |
1997
|
| gptkbp:governedBy |
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:Colonial_Secretary |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
British Hong Kong legal system
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Magistrates'_Courts
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:District_Court_of_Hong_Kong Privy Council (as final court of appeal) |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:law
local ordinances British statutes |
| gptkbp:languageOfName |
English
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:writ_of_mandamus
gptkb:writ_of_prohibition rule of law separation of powers freedom of association limited civil liberties habeas corpus independent judiciary protection of property rights legal profession divided into barristers and solicitors freedom of contract writ of certiorari legal aid system no jury in civil cases freedom of speech (subject to colonial restrictions) colonial ordinances required approval by British government appeals to Judicial Committee of the Privy Council legal system continued after 1997 under 'one country, two systems' extradition governed by British treaties jury trials in serious criminal cases legal education based on British model no death penalty after 1993 no local constitutional court no universal suffrage no written constitution police powers regulated by law public prosecutions handled by Crown Counsel statutory law codified in ordinances writ of quo warranto legal profession regulated by Law Society of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Bar Association |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Hong Kong legal system (post-1997)
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Hong_Kong
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Legal_System
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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