A Special Standing in the World : The Faculty of Law at The University of Hong Kong, 1969–2019 / Christopher Munn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munn, Christopher, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.) : 50 b&w illus.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The history of the Faculty of Law at HKU is in many ways the history of the law in modern Hong Kong. Founded in 1969, the Faculty has helped transform a colonial legal backwater into a flourishing jurisdiction, in which Hong Kong maintains its common law system as a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China. The Faculty has played a vital part in fostering a legal profession firmly rooted in Hong Kong, functioning in both Chinese and English. Its early teachers pioneered scholarship on Hong Kong law. Its graduates now make up over half of Hong Kong’s Judiciary and legal profession. Over the years the Faculty has earned worldwide recognition as a centre of research in subjects ranging from human rights to financial regulation. Published to mark the Golden Jubilee, this book traces the Faculty’s rise from humble origins to its position as one of the world’s leading law schools. Drawing on archives, publications and interviews, the book explores the growth of the Faculty against the momentous events of the past 50 years. The first two chapters examine the Faculty's prehistory when, for over a hundred years, most of Hong Kong’s lawyers were trained in England. The remaining six chapters explore alternately the Faculty’s internal history and its role in building Hong Kong’s modern legal system.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations and Conventions

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: A Veneer of English Juristic Ideals: Lawyers and Legal Education in Hong Kong, 1841–1963

Chapter 2: Proposals and Experiments, 1963–1969

Chapter 3: A Landmark Adventure: From Department to School to Faculty, 1969–198

Chapter 4: Town and Gown, 1969–1984

Chapter 5: A Liberal Education in the Law: Consolidation, 1984–1999

Chapter 6: The Faculty and the Transition, 1984–1999

Chapter 7: A Special Standing in the World: The Faculty in the Twenty-First Century

Chapter 8: Contemplation and Action: Faculty and Society in a Changing World

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1: Chronology

Appendix 2: Succession Lists

Appendix 3: Research and Teaching Awards for Members of the Faculty of Law

Bibliography of Main Works Consulted

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

988-220-000-1

OCLC:

1586550104