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Conference of “A Decade of the Bill of Rights and the ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) in Hong Kong: Review and Prospects

2002年01月10日

 

The Editor,

Dear Sir / Madam,

Conference of “A Decade of the Bill of Rights and the ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) in Hong Kong: Review and Prospects

In 1991 the Bill of Rights Ordinance (the BRO) was enacted in Hong Kong, incorporating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights into Hong Kong's domestic law. The Centre for Comparative and Public Law (CCPL) will host a conference to review the impact that this legislation has had in the past decade and to discuss controversial issues that may arise in the years to come.

Date: January 12, 2002 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Venue: Theatre T2, G/F, Meng Wah Complex, KK Leung Building, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Fee: Free. Please produce name card at reception.

For details or queries, please feel free to contact Ms. Clara Chan, our Faculty Development Officer at Tel: 2859 2919 or E-mail: wpchan@hku.hk


PROGRAMME

8:30 Registration

Session One
Chair: Professor Albert Chen, Dean, Faculty of Law, HKU

9:00 Opening Speech
The Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Stock, Court of Appeal, High Court

9:15 The Impact of the Bill of Rights Ordinance and the ICCPR on Policy Making in Hong Kong
Speaker: The Hon. Ms. Margaret Ng, Member of the Legislative Council

9:45 Ten Years of the Bill of Rights and the ICCPR in Criminal Proceedings
Speaker: Mr. Andrew Bruce, Senior Counsel

10:15 Comments on Session One
Commentators: Ms. Carole Petersen, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Director, Centre for Comparative and Public Law; Mr. Simon Young, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law

10:30 Questions from the audience. Coffee break

Session Two
Chair: Ms. Carole Petersen

11:20 The Impact of the Bill of Rights Ordinance and the ICCPR on Hong Kong Civil Law
Speaker: Mr. Paul Harris, Barrister

11:50 Jump-starting Hong Kong's Bill of Rights in Its Second Decade? The Potential of
International and Comparative Jurisprudence
Speaker: Professor Andrew Byrnes, Faculty of Law, Australian National University

12:20 Comments on Session Two
Commentator: Professor Johannes Chan, Head, Department of Law, HKU

12:30 Questions from the audience

1:00 Close