Chapter IV The Political
System of the Hong Kong SAR
Section 4 The Judicial Organs
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1.1
(1) The structure of the judicial organs
The judicial organs of the Hong Kong SAR shall consist of such courts and other judicial bodies as may be established by law by the Hong Kong SAR.
SAR,
1.2 After the establishment of the Hong
Kong
the judicial system previously practised in Hong Kong shall be maintained except for those changes consequent upon the vesting in the courts of the Hong Kong SAR of the power of final adjudication.
(2) The powers and duties of the judicial organs
The powers
and duties of the courts of the Hong Kong SAR shall be prescribed by the law of the Hong Kong SAR.
2.1
2.2
2.3
The power of final judgment of the Hong Kong SAR shall be vested in the court of final appeal in the Hong Kong SAR, which may as required invite judges from other common law jurisdictions to sit on the court of final appeal.
SAR
Judicial power in the Hong Kong shall be vested in the courts of the Hong Kong SAR. The courts shall decide cases in accordance with the laws of the Hong Kong SAR and may refer to precedents in jurisdictions.
other
common
law
(1) The structure of the judicial organs
The judicial
1.1
1.2
judicial organs of the Hong Kong SAR shall consist of such courts and other judicial bodies (hereinafter referred to as the courts) as may be established by law by the Hong Kong SAR legislature.
After the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, the judicial system previously practised in Hong Kong shall be maintained except for those changes consequent upon the vesting in the courts of the Hong Kong SAR of the power of final adjudication.
(2) The powers and duties of the judicial organs
2.1
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2.2
2.3
The powers and duties of the courts of the Hong Kong SAR shall be those conferred upon them by the law of the Hong Kong SAR.
The power of final judgment of the Hong Kong SAR shall be vested in the court of final appeal in the Hong Kong SAR, which may as required invite judges from other common law jurisdictions to sit on the court of final appeal.
Judicial power in the Hong Kong
shall be Hong Kong cases in
SAR vested in the courts of the SAR. The courts shall decide accordance with the
the laws of
the Hong Kong SAR and may refer to precedents in
jurisdictions.
other
common
law
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