Link: https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/index.html
Description: WebPreamble. Chapter I. General Principles. Chapter II. Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Chapter III. Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Residents. Chapter IV. Political Structure.
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Link: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/03/what-is-hong-kongs-article-23-law-10-things-you-need-to-know/
Description: Web6 days ago · This law is a quarter-century in the making. When Hong Kong was handed over to China by the United Kingdom in 1997, the two countries’ governments gave the city its own mini-constitution, called the Basic Law. Article 23 of the Basic Law states that Hong Kong “shall enact laws on its own” to prohibit seven types of national security offences.
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Link: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/669
Description: WebAbout the Book. Law 101: Fundamentals of Law, New York and Federal Law is an attempt to provide basic legal concepts of the law to undergraduates in easily understood plain English. Each chapter covers a different area of the law. Areas of law were selected based on what legal matters undergraduates may typically encounter in their daily lives.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_law
Description: WebA basic law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law designed to have the effect of a constitution. The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution" and may be intended as a temporary but necessary measure, until the formal enactment of a constitution.
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Link: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-article-23-rights-threatened-law-enacted-rcna144396
Description: Web4 days ago · Hong Kong was required to enact the Article 23 legislation under its Basic Law, a mini-constitution that took effect in 1997. It focuses on five types of crimes: treason, insurrection, theft of ...
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Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/china/hong-kong-second-national-security-law-passed-intl-hnk/index.html
Description: WebMar 19, 2024 · Lawmakers attend a meeting for Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council on March 19, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. Chen Yongnuo/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
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Link: https://lawsoup.org/legal-basics/
Description: WebHere are the basics of law and the legal system in the United States. For much, much more, get the new Law Soup book, called Law is Not for Lawyers (It’s for Everyone)! How do I exercise my rights or resolve a dispute? See our Guide to Exercising and Enforcing Your Rights and Resolving Disputes. How do I find out what all this legalese means?
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Link: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-china-legislative-council-national-security-law-37e1aca2daef8a4f9f998f389ff3d7f5
Description: WebMar 19, 2024 · Hong Kong’s lawmakers unanimously passed a new national security law that grants the government more power to quash dissent in the southern Chinese city. The legislation passed Tuesday is widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that followed pro-democracy protests in 2019 and comes on top of a similar …
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Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/hong-kong-passes-local-security-bill-cementing-china-s-control
Description: WebMar 19, 2024 · Hong Kong has fast-tracked into law domestic security legislation, prompting fresh warnings from the US, European Union and UK that the move could muzzle open discussion in the global finance hub.
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Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-hong-kong-national-security-law-comes-into-force-amid-international-2024-03-22/
Description: Web6 days ago · A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international ...
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