October 2020

This seminar discusses the international law implications of the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), in particular the relationship between the NSL and the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the legality of foreign interventions following the enactment of the NSL.

Month: October 2020

Hong Kong national security law: more sanctions, criticism and charges mark legislation’s fourth month in force

Albert H. Y. Chen and Simon S N. Young, Liability for Imposing Sanctions under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Vol 50(2), Hong Kong Law Journal 2020

Exclusive | Four Hong Kong activists seeking asylum in US consulate ‘turned away’ just hours after national security police arrest three others

The Joint Declaration and the National Security Law: An International Law Analysis 中英聯合聲明與港區國安法：國際法角度的分析

Hong Kong lawmaker calls on Legco president to investigate whether opposition’s stalling violates national security law

National security law: Hong Kong banks told by HKMA to report suspicious transactions

Hong Kong protester says she was granted asylum in Germany

Aarshi Tirkey and Nandini Sarma, “Hong Kong’s National Security Law: Implications for India”, Observer Research Foundation (08 October 2020)

Discussions on Hong Kong independence off limits in schools and universities, education chief warns teachers

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law will stand trial at High Court, with no cap on sentencing

Anna Dziedzic, “Foreign Judges and Hong Kong’s New National Security Law” Vol 25(2) Commonwealth Judicial Journal (2020)