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An Overview of the Legal System of Hong Kong
Speaker: Ludwig Ng (伍兆榮律師 )
Some Philosophical Questions
Why do we need a legal system?
What’s a good legal system?
What’s the relationship between democracy and a good legal system?
What constitutes a legal system?
the Laws
the Institutions
the Personnel
Hierarchy of Laws
The China Constitution
The Basic Law
Bills of Rights Ordinance
Ordinances
Subsidiary Legislation
Case Law (judge-made law)
Classification of Laws
Classification of Laws
Criminal Law
Civil Law
CRIMINAL LAW
Offences against persons
Offences against properties
Regulatory offences
Criminal procedures law
Criminal evidence law
CIVIL LAW
Contract sale of goods agency employment …
CIVIL LAW
Torts negligence nuisance defamation ….
CIVIL LAW
Property personal property real property intellectual properties
CIVIL LAW
Inheritance
Trusts
Company law
Insolvency law
CIVIL LAW
Civil procedures law
Civil evidence law
Institutions
The Courts
The Legislative Council
The NPC
Department of Justice
Legal Aid Department
Institutions
The Law Enforcement Agencies Police Customs ICAC Immigration Labour Department
The Law Schools
The Court Hierarchy
Court of Final AppealCourt of AppealHigh Court – the juryDistrict CourtMagistracySmall Claims TribunalLabour TribunalObscene Articles Tribunal
The Personnel
The Lawyers solicitors barristers government lawyers In-house legal advisers the law professors
The Personnel
The judges
The legislators
The law enforcers
Some practical questions
Do we have a good legal systems?
How could we make it better?
The End
Thank you!
Please clap hands
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