Hybrid Event
International Law in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal: Still Relevant?
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM (ET)
Furman Hall Room 326 and Zoom (245 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012)

Featuring: Carole J. Petersen, Cades Foundation Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Co-sponsored by the U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) of New York University School of Law

About the event:

The National Security Law, which China imposed on Hong Kong in 2020, takes precedence over local law and has profoundly affected civil liberties and the right to fair trial. Does international law no longer matter in Hong Kong? Carole Petersen, professor of law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, finds that in cases not affecting Beijing’s core interests, local judges still rely on international and comparative sources and still rule against the local Hong Kong government. This has been particularly evident in strategic litigation to advance the rights of the LGBT community. Petersen concludes that if the local government is serious about trying to rebuild Hong Kong’s international reputation, then it should accept and fully implement these rulings.