LW4622 - Law of Human Rights and Civil Liberties of Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||||
This course prepares students to evaluate the legitimacy of government power and actions and their impact upon fundamental human rights and civil liberties; and to discover the doctrine of separation of powers, the relationship between state and individual and the role of the courts and the legislature in defining and controlling the power of the administration. The course is expected to have students examine and explore the national protection of human rights as given under the Basic Law (BL) and the Bill of Rights Ordinance (BORO) in the HKSAR, and the international protection of human rights as provided under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). On completing the course students should be able to: - Understand the constitutional and legal framework of the HKSAR in relation to the individual; - Understand fundamental human rights and civil liberties; and - Identify violations of such right and liberties and the remedies available for such violations. | ||||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 35% | ||||||||||
Examination: 65% | ||||||||||
Examination Duration: 3 hours | ||||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||||
| LW4622.pdf | ||||||||||
Useful Links | ||||||||||
| School of Law | ||||||||||
