Incremental but Significant by Rehan Abeyratne

“…<p>On 6 February 2023, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled in favor of two transgender applicants seeking to change the gender marker on their identification cards. …”
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Upholding parental responsibility by family mediation: revisiting the role of the law for children in divorce in Hong Kong by Sau-wai Law

“…Design/Methodology/approach – The paper reviews and compares the content on Practice Direction 15.10 and Practice Direction 31 issued by Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and adopts interpretative and analytical approaches to evaluate their impact. …”
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Constitutionalism under China: Strategic Interpretation of the Hong Kong Basic Law in Comparative Perspective by Ip, E, Ip, Chi Yeung Eric

“…It is widely believed that the competence of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal – a cosmopolitan common law final appellate court – to strike down legislative and executive acts, and its ability to induce the regime’s compliance with its rulings, is intrinsic to the Basic Law, just as it is in liberal democracies. …”