{"product_id":"legal-resistance-under-authoritarianism-yan-ho-lai-9789048558438","title":"Legal Resistance Under Authoritarianism: The Struggle for the Rule of Law in Hong Kong","description":"This book examines the decline of Hong Kong's rule of law under China's expanding authoritarian influence. While the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020 is seen as a turning point, this book argues that threats to Hong Kong's rule of law began with the 1997 sovereignty transfer. Drawing on fieldwork and insights from civil society, Yan-ho Lai explores the tensions between lawyers, political authorities, and the state's broader authoritarian project between the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 Anti-extradition Bill Movement. Highlighting resistance strategies employed by a critical minority of legal professionals, Lai reveals how their efforts played a crucial role in countering state encroachment. A compelling study of legal resistance, legal transplantation, and the rule of law, this book sheds light on China's influence beyond its jurisdiction, and Hong Kong's uniqueness in global anti-authoritarian struggles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yan-Ho Lai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9048558433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789048558438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amsterdam University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Yan-Ho Lai","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927963750655,"sku":"9789048558438","price":161.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a6d68dd-fd41-48fc-85b5-a923ecfd510b.jpg?v=1749373514","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/legal-resistance-under-authoritarianism-yan-ho-lai-9789048558438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}