Hong Kong's Anti-Terrorism Measures Under Fire
Published By: HKU on eSS | Published Date: January, 05 , 2003Following behind other jurisdictions, Hong Kong tabled its post September 11th anti-terrorism legislation for first reading on April 17, 2002. The United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Bill (hereinafter the "Bill"), was aimed at implementing the mandatory requirements of Resolution 1373, adopted by the Security Council under chapter VII of the United Nations Charter on September 28, 2001. With the amount of time available for drafting the Bill, one might have expected a comprehensive, balanced and carefully reasoned piece of proposed legislation. [Occasional Paper No. 7] URL: [http://www.hku.hk/ccpl/pub/occasionalpapers/paper7/paper7.pdf]
Author(s): Simon N.M. Young | Posted on: Apr 05, 2011 | Views(805) | Download (113)