Book contents
- Internal Self-Determination in International Law
- Internal Self-Determination in International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A History of Internal Self-determination
- 3 Internal Self-determination and the Populations of States
- 4 Internal Self-determination and Minority Groups
- 5 Western and Third World Approaches to Internal Self-determination
- 6 Sri Lanka
- 7 Hong Kong
- 8 Internal Self-determination in the Courts of Law
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Hong Kong
A Case Study
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2021
- Internal Self-Determination in International Law
- Internal Self-Determination in International Law
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A History of Internal Self-determination
- 3 Internal Self-determination and the Populations of States
- 4 Internal Self-determination and Minority Groups
- 5 Western and Third World Approaches to Internal Self-determination
- 6 Sri Lanka
- 7 Hong Kong
- 8 Internal Self-determination in the Courts of Law
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the case of Hong Kong from the perspective of internal self-determination. It provides two distinct images of Hong Kong: as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China which enjoys a high degree of autonomy (and therefore, internal self-determination); and as an entity which is struggling to achieve universal suffrage (i.e. denial of internal self-determination). The chapter argues that in the struggle for universal suffrage, the principle and language of internal self-determination can play a mixed role. It can help Hong Kong people to articulate their demands for democracy; but it can also heighten tensions with China. Whatever the case may be, engaging with the concept of internal self-determination will be unavoidable.
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- Internal Self-Determination in International LawHistory, Theory, and Practice, pp. 195 - 211Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021