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LW3605A - Constitutional Law

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Semester A 2023/24, Semester B 2023/24

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
  • To examine the nature of the constitutional framework established under the Basic Law.
  • To provide an understanding of the legal, political and social values underlying the Basic Law.
  • To develop in the student the knowledge and skills to analyse the basic principles underlying the concept of "one country, two systems" and understand the practical significance of the concept.
  • To enable the student to analyse and understand the working of the future SAR government in the light of the provisions of the Basic Law.
  • To explain the legal position of Hong Kong vis-a-vis the Central Government and the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
  • To identify areas of uncertainty, conflict and problems in the Basic Law.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 50%
Examination: 50%
Examination Duration: 3 hours
The use of Generative AI tools is not allowed.

Students may be required to do class work orally or in writing at different intervals of the course. Students are encouraged to read more materials apart from the reading materials listed for the tutorial to enrich their performance in the class.

To pass this course student must obtain an aggregate mark of 40% and a minimum of 30% in each of the coursework and the examination elements of the assessment. Coursework for this purpose means those ways in which students are assessed otherwise than by the end of session examination.
 
Detailed Course Information
LW3605A.pdf