Legal mobilization under authoritarianism the case of post-colonial Hong Kong
Legal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to this phenomenon as it occurs under authoritarian regimes. It is often suggested that, i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2013
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in law and society
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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