Democracy, Rule of Law and Resisting the Creep of Authoritarianism

Barrow, Amy

doi:10.5040/9781509933990.ch-011

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“…From the 2016 oath-taking scandal, when pro-independence legislators were disqualified from the LegCo to the widespread, and at times violent, anti-extradition law amendment bill ('anti-ELAB') protests that occurred in 2019, the CPG has increasingly intervened in Hong Kong's legal and political system (Barrow, 2021). Classifying the anti-ELAB protests as a national security threat (Cheng, 2020, p. 30) the CPG proceeded to legislate the NSL, which was imposed on the SAR on 30 June 2020 (Barrow, 2021). In a dangerous departure from the principle of OCTS, the NSL criminalises secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign or external forces (Pils, 2020).…”

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The promise and limitations of Hong Kong's Women's Commission as a vehicle to drive gender equality

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2023

International Journal of Law in Context

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Drawing on a qualitative study of Hong Kong's Women's Commission (‘WoC’), this article examines how institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women function in a hybrid regime that includes both democratic and authoritarian elements. Hong Kong has a rights-based legal framework and equality agencies that support the operation of equality laws and policies. Paradoxically, Hong Kong's political system is non-democratic, and Beijing's Central People's Government is exerting more direct control on the territory. Grounded in qualitative interviews conducted with WoC members, non-governmental organisations, and scholars in Hong Kong, this article concludes that the WoC's full institutional potential in drawing attention to gender inequalities has not been realised. The implementation of authoritarian governance practices also has implications for the WoC's composition and agenda and may inhibit the development of progressive gender equality strategies to advance the status of women.

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confidence: 99%