The Emergence of Constitutional Conventions1
The Emergence of Constitutional Conventions1
The concept of conventions emerged from British scholars who wrote on the relationships between law and politics. Among these British scholars is Sir Ivor Jennings who distinguished conventions from non-obligatory usages or practices. To him, conventions are supported by constitutional reasons and principles and are a homogenous group of rules. This chapter examines the emergence of constitutional conventions in HKSAR. It refers to the case of Hong Kong to illuminate the evolution of conventions from the British regime to the Chinese governance, with special focus and emphasis on the resignations of principal officials of HKSAR.
Keywords: conventions, constitutional conventions, British regime, Chinese governance, principal officials, HKSAR
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