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Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism - The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong (Hardcover, New)
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Legal Mobilization under Authoritarianism - The Case of Post-Colonial Hong Kong (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
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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.
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