An Overview of the Legal System of Hong Kong

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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 The Law Schools Police Customs ICAC Immigration Labour Department The Law Schools

The Court Hierarchy Court of Final Appeal Court of Appeal High Court – the jury District Court Magistracy Small Claims Tribunal Labour Tribunal Obscene 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?

Thank you! Please clap hands  The End Thank you! Please clap hands 