Lim Treaty for a Lost City

The Sino-British Joint Declaration
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-108-98627-4
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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The Sino-British Joint Declaration was signed in 1984 and transferred control of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China from the 1st July 1997. This sets the scene for the establishment of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) in Hong Kong, which has been at the heart of the civil unrest in 2019-2020, culminating in the National Security Law on 30 June 2020. In the 25th anniversary year of the handover of Hong Kong, C. L. Lim uses British archival sources to re-examine the Joint Declaration, the negotiations that led up to it, and its resounding significance that continues to the present day. Beginning with Margaret Thatcher's preparations for her Beijing trip, the book takes a chronological approach and offers a valuable, single-volume history of the Joint Declaration. In light of tumultuous current events in Hong Kong, Lim provides a vital, clear explanation of the legal complexities that have underpinned the relationships between China, Hong Kong and Britain since 1979.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lim, C. L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. 1982-1997; Introduction to Part I.; 1. Negotiations commence; 2. The Joint Declaration; 3. Twilight of Colonial Rule, Democratic Reform, the Basic Law and Bill of Rights: 1984-1997; Part II. 1997-2014; Introduction to Part II.; 4. The Court and the Canaries in a storm; 5. Foreign treaty relations; 6. Acts of state, foreign affairs, defence; 7. Demos; Part III. 2014-2021; 8. Patriotism, comprehensive jurisdiction, formal allegiance: 2014-2017; 9. Fundamental rights and the 2019 Extradition Bill; 10. The 2020 National Security Law; 11. Aftermath.

Über Autor(innen)

Lim, C. L.
C. L. Lim is Choh-Ming Li Professor of Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Professor at King's College London, Honorary Senior Fellow of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a member of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly editorial committee, and membre associé de l'Institut de Droit International. His publications include International Investment Law and Arbitration (co-authored, 2021) and The Cambridge Companion to International Arbitration (2021).