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Hong Kong s Democratic Primary Trials Show a Dark Truth – The Diplomat

Hong Kong’s legal prosecution of opposition figures puts it in the company of authoritarian regimes worldwide.

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In safeguarding national security, NPC s interpretation on foreign lawyers is minimalist and reasonable

A blanket ban on foreign lawyers, as some feared, has not happened. Instead, the interpretation simply guards against interference by malignant actors, and only in cases involving national security.

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2022 Was the Year Hong Kong s Rule of Law Died – The Diplomat

A December 31 decree from Beijing finally killed the last vestiges of judicial independence in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Has Changed, But Britain s Legal Community Doesn t Seem to Realize It – The Diplomat

The U.K. legal establishment must stop clinging to fictions about the state of the rule of law in Hong Kong.

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UN Human Rights Committee Criticizes Rulings of Hong Kong s Top Court – The Diplomat

The Committee’s call to repeal the National Security Law got the most press, but its criticism of the Court of Final Appeal is also important.

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