Episode 25: A Canadian Judge and Rule of Law in Hong Kong
Former Chief Justice of Canada Beverly McLachlin continues to serve on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, despite the high-profile recent resignation of British judges. Since the adoption of the National Security Law, Hong Kong has effectively lost its distinct legal status and the independence of its judiciary has been under attack. Questions are increasingly being asked about the role being played by foreign judges within Hong Kong’s judiciary, and about what can be done to re-assert Hong Kong’s distinctive status.
Dr. Ryan Alford, Associate professor at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University, and Chi-Kun Sun, Lawyer and Mediator in Toronto, join me to discuss the rule of law in Hong Kong. Both have been outspoken critics of Beverly McLachlin's continuing presence on the Court of Final Appeal.
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