Common law (Hong Kong)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Hong_Kong_Judiciary
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkbp:basedOn English common law
gptkbp:continuedBy 1997 handover
gptkbp:distinctFrom Mainland Chinese law
gptkbp:established 1842
gptkbp:excludes Socialist legal system of Mainland China
gptkbp:governs Civil law in Hong Kong
Criminal law in Hong Kong
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Common law (Hong Kong)
gptkbp:includes Doctrine of precedent
gptkbp:influencedBy British legal system
gptkbp:interpretedBy Hong Kong courts
gptkbp:languageOfName gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:permits Use of overseas case law as reference
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
Basic Law Article 8
gptkbp:recognizedBy Judicial independence
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:港澳台地区
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7