LEADER 03773nam 22007452 450 001 9910812897403321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-139-61117-8 010 $a1-107-23792-0 010 $a1-139-61303-0 010 $a1-139-62233-1 010 $a1-283-94308-5 010 $a1-139-62605-1 010 $a1-139-60935-1 010 $a1-139-61675-7 010 $a1-139-42439-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000309938 035 $a(EBL)1099946 035 $a(OCoLC)823724194 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000781843 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11419633 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000781843 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10723760 035 $a(PQKB)10360456 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139424394 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1099946 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1099946 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10643438 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL425558 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000309938 100 $a20120424d2013|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aLegal mobilization under authoritarianism $ethe case of post-colonial Hong Kong /$fWaikeung Tam$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge studies in law and society 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-03199-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aLegal mobilization is the process by which individuals invoke their legal rights and use litigation to defend or develop these rights against the government. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to this phenomenon as it occurs under authoritarian regimes. It is often suggested that, in such situations, legal mobilization is caused by the strategic interests of the ruling elites. Using the case study of post-colonial Hong Kong, where legal mobilization has by no means unfolded as political authorities would wish, Waikeung Tam casts doubt on this contention. To do so, he examines in depth why and how legal mobilization arises under authoritarianism. Tam analyses quantitative data of changes in the Hong Kong judiciary agendas over the last three decades and uses detailed interviews with activists, politicians, cause lawyers, judges and government officials to reveal the complex underlying socio-political forces at play. 410 0$aCambridge studies in law and society. 606 $aLaw reform$zChina$zHong Kong 606 $aLaw$xPolitical aspects$zChina$zHong Kong 606 $aPublic interest law$zChina$zHong Kong 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zChina$zHong Kong 606 $aHuman rights$zChina$zHong Kong 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xPolitics and government$y1997- 615 0$aLaw reform 615 0$aLaw$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPublic interest law 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 615 0$aHuman rights 676 $a340/.3095125 700 $aTam$b Waikeung$01662997 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812897403321 996 $aLegal mobilization under authoritarianism$94020003 997 $aUNINA