{"product_id":"9781041182108","title":"Legal Resistance under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLegal Resistance Under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e examines the decline of Hong Kong’s rule of law under China’s expanding authoritarian influence. While the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020 is seen as a turning point, this book argues that threats to Hong Kong’s rule of law began with the 1997 sovereignty transfer. Drawing on comprehensive fieldwork, Yan-ho Lai explores the tensions between legal profession, political authorities and the state’s broader authoritarian project between the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 Anti-extradition Bill Movement. Highlighting resistance strategies employed by a critical minority of legal professionals, Lai reveals how their efforts played a crucial role in countering state encroachment. A compelling study of legal transplantation, legal resistance and the rule of law, this book sheds light on China’s influence beyond its jurisdiction, and Hong Kong’s uniqueness in global anti-authoritarian struggles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52279624564967,"sku":"Hong Kong Studies","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/71zQyKMGCkL._SY466.jpg?v=1783261685","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/products\/9781041182108","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}