The Implementation of the HKSAR Basic Law and the National Security Law under the Principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’”

Introduction

The National Security Law (“NSL”) was introduced to HKSAR in June 2020, for the purpose of, amongst others, ensuring the resolute, full and faithful implementation of the principle of “One Country, Two Systems”. As the NSL has been put into practice for more than two years, where the Courts of HKSAR have applied the NSL and ruled on a number of NSL related cases, it may be time to make an overview on its implementation, together with that of HKSAR Basic Law, in light of the principle of “One Country, Two Systems”. Professor Zhu, one of the very experts in this subject, will share with us his observation and insight on this aspect.

About the speaker

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Professor ZHU Guobin (朱國斌教授), BA, MA, LLM (RenminU), LLM (HKU), PhD & Habilitation (Aix-Marseille U), Visiting Scholar (Harvard & Columbia), is Professor of Law at School of Law of City University of Hong Kong, Director of Public Law and Human Rights Forum and Associate Director of Centre for Public Affair and Law of City University of Hong Kong. He is Guest/ Adjunct Professor at Shandong University, Wuhan University Law School and Qingdao University Law School. He is Titular Member of International Academy of Comparative Law, Standing Council Member of Chinese Association of the Hong Kong Basic Law and Macao Basic Law, Council Member of Chinese Association of Constitutional Law and Chinese Judicial Studies Association. He also serves as Advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation.  Professor Zhu is specialised in Chinse and Comparative Constitutional Law, Hong Kong Basic Law, Chinese Human Rights Law, Comparative Law, and Chinese Public Administration. He writes extensively on the above field in English, Chinese and French, and his works, authored or edited books relevant to the seminar topic include:- “The Changing Constitutional Order of the HKSAR: A Retrospective Reflection”, in Hong Kong Law Journal, (2022) HKLJ Vol 52 Part 3, pp. 1-24;.; “香港國安法與香港法律制度：對照、分析與思考” (“Hong Kong National Security Law and Hong Kong Legal System: Comparison, Analysis and Reflections”)，Part I in Bauhinia Tribune , Issue July-Aug, pp. 31-38; Part II, Issue Sept-Oct, pp 28-37; 《香港國家安全法：法理與實踐》 (Hong Kong National Security Law: Jurisprudence and Practice), co-edited with HAN Dayuan, WANG Jiangyu & HUANG Mingtao, Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., Nov 2021; 《建構“一國兩制”憲制—在動態中達至平衡》 (Constructing Constitutional Order of “One Country Two Systems” – Seeking Dynamic Equilibrium), Joint Publishing (HK) Co. Ltd., Oct 2020; and 《香江法政縱橫：香港基本法學緒論》 (Jurisprudence and Politics in the Fragrant Harbour: Making Waves with the Hong Kong Basic Law), Law Press, Aug 2010.