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Australian justice Patrick Keane appointed to Hong Kong’s top court
Former Australian high court judge Patrick Keane is set to be appointed to the CFA as a non-permanent judge (“NPJ”). This appointment, expected to be approved by Hong Kong’s legislature, has been utilised by Hong Kong’s chief executive to claim “a high degree of confidence” in Hong Kong’s legal system, thus providing a veneer of…
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Open letter calling on overseas judges in the Court of Final Appeal to resign
Together with Hong Kongers all over the world, we call on the overseas non-permanent judges sitting in Hong Kong’s top court to resign. The presence of foreign judges only serves to lend legitimacy to the regime’s authoritarian regime.
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Rule by decree, as endorsed by the courts
This judgment by the Hong Kong top court, including a former UK Law Lord, enabled the latest emergency regulation (Cap 241N) whereby the Chief Secretary can bypass ANY statutory requirements.
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Taiwan Plus: UK Judges Resign from Hong Kong Court
https://www.taiwanplus.com/news/220407001
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Statement on the Resignations of Foreign Judges
Hong Kong Rule of Law Monitor welcomes the resignations of Lord Reed and Lord Hodge from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal PDF version