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Author Tam, Waikeung.

Title Legal mobilization under authoritarianism : the case of post-colonial Hong Kong / Waikeung Tam.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Description 1 online resource.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Cambridge studies in law and society
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Note Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Chicago, 2009).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : explaining the rise of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong -- 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 -- Conclusion : theoretical and comparative contributions.
Summary Using post-colonial Hong Kong as a case study, this book examines why and how legal mobilization arises in authoritarian regimes.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Law reform -- China -- Hong Kong.
Law reform.
China -- Hong Kong.
Law -- Political aspects -- China -- Hong Kong.
Law -- Political aspects.
Public interest law -- China -- Hong Kong.
Public interest law.
Political questions and judicial power -- China -- Hong Kong.
Political questions and judicial power.
Human rights -- China -- Hong Kong.
Human rights.
Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997-
Chronological Term Since 1997
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Subject Law.
Human rights.
Other Form: Print version: Tam, Waikeung. Legal mobilization under authoritarianism. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107031999 (DLC) 2012025552 (OCoLC)796230354
ISBN 9781139626057 (electronic book)
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9781139616751
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9781139613033 (e-book)
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9781139613033
9781107031999
1107031990

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