Legal mobilization under authoritarianism : the case of post-colonial Hong Kong - Tam, Waikeung (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013)
The growth of legal mobilization in post-colonial Hong Kong -- Critical antecedent-legal complex -- The opening of new legal opportunities -- The reversal of political opportunities -- The political origins of cause lawyering in Hong Kong -- Cause lawyers as transformative agents -- Rights advocacy groups as transformative agents -- The impacts of the judicialization of politics. -
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--University of Chicago, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-214) and index.
Keywords: Law reform -- China -- Hong Kong; Law -- Political aspects -- China -- Hong Kong; Public interest law -- China -- Hong Kong; Political questions and judicial power -- China -- Hong Kong; Human rights -- China -- Hong Kong; Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 1997-