Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:beganIn |
1841
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| gptkbp:governs |
gptkb:Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Legal history of Hong Kong
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
English law
Chinese law |
| gptkbp:legalSystem |
common law
|
| gptkbp:notableCase |
gptkb:Magistrates'_Courts
gptkb:Societies_Ordinance gptkb:National_Security_Law_(Hong_Kong) gptkb:Court_of_Final_Appeal gptkb:Race_Discrimination_Ordinance gptkb:Sex_Discrimination_Ordinance gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:District_Court_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:High_Court_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:Public_Order_Ordinance gptkb:Companies_Ordinance gptkb:Immigration_Ordinance Bill of Rights Ordinance Crimes Ordinance |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
abolition of death penalty in 1993
adoption of common law system in 1841 handover from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 development of administrative law establishment of Court of Final Appeal in 1997 implementation of Basic Law in 1997 introduction of Bill of Rights Ordinance in 1991 introduction of National Security Law in 2020 introduction of anti-corruption laws introduction of human rights protections introduction of jury trials introduction of legal aid system judicial independence under Basic Law introduction of bilingual laws (English and Chinese) establishment of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in 1974 |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Sino-British_Joint_Declaration
gptkb:National_Security_Law_(Hong_Kong) gptkb:Common_law gptkb:Basic_Law_of_Hong_Kong British colonial law |
| gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:1997_Handover_of_Hong_Kong
1842 Treaty of Nanking 1898 Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory |
| gptkbp:subjectOf |
Hong Kong Basic Law
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Hong_Kong
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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