Tam (2018), “Political Transition and the Rise of Cause Lawyering: The Case of Hong Kong”

Waikeung Tam. “Political Transition and the Rise of Cause Lawyering: The Case of Hong Kong.” Law & Social Inquiry vol. 35, no. 3 (2018): 663-687.

This article analyzes how cause lawyering emerged and thrived in Hong Kong under authoritarian conditions, highlighting the impact of the 1997 sovereignty transition, a rights-receptive judiciary, an autonomous legal profession, and government-funded legal aid in creating a conducive environment for legal activism.

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