This course aims to

1. To examine the concepts of judicial review and to apply them into Hong Kong;
2. To provide an understanding how judicial review applies to the hot legal issues in relation to the Basic Law;
3. To develop in the student the knowledge and skills to analyse the basic principles of judicial review in other areas of public law;
4. To enable the student to develop a comparative aspect of judicial review under different legal systems.

Continuous Assessment: 30%

Examination: 70%

Examination Duration: 3 hours

This course is restricted to students admitted to the Juris Doctor Programme in 2013-14 or in subsequent years.