The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems”
This article focuses on two recent episodes that shook the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It analyzes the main features of the failed Extradition Bill and confronts them with those of the National Security Law that was later enacted by the People’s Republi...
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| description | This article focuses on two recent episodes that shook the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It analyzes the main features of the failed Extradition Bill and confronts them with those of the National Security Law that was later enacted by the People’s Republic of China. It also addresses the question as to whether the latter’s provisions are in breach of the basic policies for Hong Kong agreed upon in 1984 between the United Kingdom and the PRC. It concludes that, rather ironically, while the failed Extradition Bill was largely in tune with those basic policies and the human rights protections enshrined therein, the National Security Law is not. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9072a9dfe68e461a969a7c0af900bbae2025-08-20T03:57:08ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual PenalRevista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal2525-510X2022-10-018310.22197/rbdpp.v8i3.7011058The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems”Miguel Lemos0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-2006Miguel João Costa1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-6059University of Macau, MacauFaculty of Law, Institute for Legal Research, Universidade de Coimbra, CoimbraThis article focuses on two recent episodes that shook the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It analyzes the main features of the failed Extradition Bill and confronts them with those of the National Security Law that was later enacted by the People’s Republic of China. It also addresses the question as to whether the latter’s provisions are in breach of the basic policies for Hong Kong agreed upon in 1984 between the United Kingdom and the PRC. It concludes that, rather ironically, while the failed Extradition Bill was largely in tune with those basic policies and the human rights protections enshrined therein, the National Security Law is not.https://revista.ibraspp.com.br/RBDPP/article/view/701extradition billhong kongnational security lawpeople’s republic of chinahuman rights“one country, two systems” |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Lemos Miguel João Costa The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal extradition bill hong kong national security law people’s republic of china human rights “one country, two systems” |
| title | The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” |
| title_full | The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” |
| title_fullStr | The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” |
| title_short | The Extradition Bill of Hong Kong revisited, the National Security Law and the irony of human rights protection in “one country, two systems” |
| title_sort | extradition bill of hong kong revisited the national security law and the irony of human rights protection in one country two systems |
| topic | extradition bill hong kong national security law people’s republic of china human rights “one country, two systems” |
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