Hong Kong Public Law Reports

This work covers all significant case law developments under the Bill of Rights, many of which are not reported elsewhere.

A cite to behold

The Hong Kong Public Law Reports series will be of interest not only to practitioners and public officials in Hong Kong, but also to scholars, practitioners and government officials in any country which is a party to the ICCPR

Covering significant case law developments under the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights has resulted in many statutory provisions being declared repealed for inconsistency and has been relied on in applications for legal aid, bail and to stay criminal proceedings on the ground of delay or other factors affecting the fairness of proceedings

Let us be the judge

"You need a guide like the headnote to tell you whether it's going to be fruitful to read the entire judgment." - William S Clarke

The only law reports series covering case law developments on public law

Comprises of a comprehensive collection of significant domestic cases interpreting the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which forms part of Hong Kong's national law.

Refining your case law research to cater to your specific practice area needs

Clarity and consistency

Headnotes have been regularly lauded for their style, providing case details and in-depth analysis with the practitioner in mind.

Caters to your specific need

Provides an invaluable source of comparative materials on the ICCPR, and the implementation of international standards on domestic law.

Strong cross-referencing

Citations are linked to all our other major works such as Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong, The Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong and other commentary works which means that no important reference is excluded.

Smart and cohesive headnoting

Headnotes include para references to the judgments for ease of reference to the judgment on a particular point because the reader may only be interested in one or two of several different issues covered in a particular judgment.

When research is being conducted on a particular legal point, the judges, practitioners, academics, like to have a quick entree into the judgment so they know what it's about and whether it's worth reading the whole thing in order to help solve the particular legal problem which they are facing.

Headnotes have always had that role, and have always been very popular with lawyers but I think headnotes are even more important now because judgments have become much longer than they used to be.

William S ClarkeGeneral Editor, Hong Kong Cases