Far from forsaking Hong Kong’s rule of law, extradition bill protesters are trying to defend it

The rule of law is not about enforcing government diktat. It is about the impartiality and independence of courts and leaders, which protesters fear are being eroded

Michael C. Davis

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Published: 12:00pm, 19 Jul, 2019

Updated: 3:02am, 23 Jul, 2019

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Michael C. Davis

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Michael C. Davis is professor of law and international affairs at the O.P. Jindal Global University in India and a resident fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre in Washington, DC. A professor in the Law Faculty at the University of Hong Kong until late 2016, he continues as a non-resident senior fellow in the university’s Centre for Comparative and Public Law.