| Legal Mobilization Under Authoritarianism: The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong Contributor(s): Tam, Waikeung (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107031990 ISBN-13: 9781107031999 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $84.54 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Education | Administration - General - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 340.309 |
| LCCN: 2012025552 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.06 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, in such situations, legal mobilization is caused by the strategic interests of the ruling elites. Using the case study of post-colonial Hong Kong, where legal mobilization has by no means unfolded as political authorities would wish, Waikeung Tam casts doubt on this contention. To do so, he examines in depth why and how legal mobilization arises under authoritarianism. Tam analyses quantitative data of changes in the Hong Kong judiciary agendas over the last three decades and uses detailed interviews with activists, politicians, cause lawyers, judges and government officials to reveal the complex underlying socio-political forces at play. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tam, Waikeung: - Waikeung Tam is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. |