British judge Jonathan Sumption resigned from Hong Kong's top court, warning of 'grave danger' to the rule of law due to China's influence. Hong Kong government disagrees with his criticisms, firing back at the judge's comments. Several foreign judges have departed, citing concerns over judicial independence and political environment in Hong Kong.
An op-ed decrying the decline in the rule of law in Hong Kong, written by Jonathan Sumpton, a Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal judge who resigned last week https://t.co/c1Nmfa5Awp
"The rule of law in Hong Kong is in grave danger" by Jonathan Sumpton via @FinancialTimes https://t.co/uHPP1H62LU
"The rule of law in Hong Kong is in grave danger" via @FinancialTimes https://t.co/uHPP1H6ABs
Three out of ten foreign judges on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal have resigned this month. One of them wrote that judges “have to operate in an impossible political environment created by China” https://t.co/OVEsvUmVuL 👇
🇨🇳 CHINA'S GRIP CRUSHING HONG KONG COURTS? Former judge Jonathan Sumption warns that Hong Kong's rule of law is collapsing under Beijing's influence. The High Court's conviction of 14 pro-democracy politicians for organizing primaries under Beijing's draconian National Security… https://t.co/OOdRbyF2dd
[Recap] Explainer: Why does Hong Kong value foreign judges in the judiciary? Who is eligible? What cases do they rule on? What are they paid? Are they still needed? https://t.co/slE0xFLbKS
What is Hong Kong’s overseas judge appointment system and will it be kept? https://t.co/5Pn4w20TvI
Canadian judge Beverley McLachlin announced she would leave after her term ended on July 29, after which seven foreign non-permanent judges will sit on Hong Kong's top court. In full: https://t.co/Che2zhXeM5 https://t.co/az3Z5L74d1
Explainer: Why do foreign judges sit on Hong Kong’s top court? 🔗 https://t.co/slE0xFLbKS https://t.co/say82yIuc8
The presence of foreign judges was meant to inspire confidence in the independence of Hong Kong's legal system. Now, as Beijing imposes political control, they are leaving. https://t.co/UJO6dhDv1A
[Recap] Two of Beijing’s state offices in Hong Kong have hit back at a British judge who said the city was turning into a “totalitarian state.” https://t.co/ic6z9ZYR8I
Since its establishment in 1997, the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong has had both local and foreign judges on its bench. But Hong Kong’s leaders are growing more oppressive, forcing the foreign judges to make a tough choice https://t.co/UBOWS78tzs 👇
Beijing has called Lord Sumption, the retired British judge who resigned from the Hong Kong appeal court over the territory’s new national security laws, a “disgrace to the legal profession” who had “utterly abandoned professionalism and ethics” ⬇️ https://t.co/Ts9XDHHnHN
Beijing’s offices in Hong Kong hit out at British judge who quit top court, as another UK justice pledges to stay 🔗 https://t.co/ic6z9ZYR8I https://t.co/juLAqUHfgs
The mood is darkening in both Beijing and Hong Kong — worrisome ahead of China’s 3rd Plenum and the “judicial patriotism” now undermining HK’s rule of law. Intense pushback from HK government. My latest take after having spent a week in both cities. https://t.co/4LEiRmq9P7
A third foreign judge serving on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal has announced her resignation. https://t.co/TlViepA4k9
Judges at all levels in the #HongKong SAR have played a crucial role in maintaining the rule of law in Hong Kong, upholding fairness and justice, and safeguarding national security. The central government will resolutely uphold the dignity of the rule of law and the dignity of… https://t.co/NWCvDc4IRS
[Recap] British judge Lord Sumption said he did not quit HK's top court sooner, as he "wanted to see how things will develop" after Beijing imposed a security law. https://t.co/0JsmU5A59l
UK judge says he did not quit top Hong Kong court sooner as he wanted ‘to see how things develop’ post-security law 🔗 https://t.co/0JsmU5A59l https://t.co/y5COj5SmTG
Remaining British judges urged to resign from Hong Kong’s top court https://t.co/Tvdm2w5Pvo
In response to the latest remarks made by British judge, Jonathan Sumption, on #HongKong’s judiciary, the top office overseeing HK and Macao affairs said on Wed that the judge has willingly allowed himself to be "politically hijacked”. https://t.co/tjT5B0GUzT
In response to the latest remarks made by British judge, Jonathan Sumption, on #HongKong’s judiciary, the top office overseeing HK and Macao affairs said on Wed that the judge has willingly allowed himself to be "politically hijacked,” destroying his own reputation and choosing… https://t.co/NrnbtsgY8M
After 2 resignations & 1 retirement in the past week, only 7 foreign judges are left on #HongKong's top court. 4 are Australian. One says, "resignation'd damage rule of law." In fact, they're used by the regime to whitewash deteriorating rule of law. https://t.co/OimDczLujJ
Ronny Tong writes: “As UK judges resign, does Hong Kong really need foreign judges any more?” https://t.co/bc7OWZy1hn #UK #HK #SCMPOpinion
Remaining British judges face pressure to resign from Hong Kong’s top court https://t.co/SgTLXwmOkU
[Recap] The departure of three foreign judges from Hong Kong's top court is "most regrettable," former chief justice Andrew Li has said. https://t.co/RRqwEoM7Oe
Hong Kong judges ‘unfairly treated’ by some departing foreign ones: city leader https://t.co/Vy3a09VFIO
Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community is slowly becoming a totalitarian state. The rule of law is profoundly compromised in any area about which the government feels strongly. “I was an overseas judge of the Court of Final Appeal until my resignation last… https://t.co/USBGXSJruY https://t.co/kD5xX7kKAF
The former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin announced that she will be retiring from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal upon reaching the legal age limit for a judge. https://t.co/NM9xZVyJ5k
Another Judge to Leave Hong Kong's Top Court https://t.co/I54au9muR0
Hong Kong is becoming a “totalitarian state” where Beijing has “profoundly compromised” the rule of law, a retired British senior judge has said ⬇️ https://t.co/DRsDCHNwLg
[Recap] Chief Executive John Lee has hit back at a former top court judge who said that Hong Kong was "slowly becoming an authoritarian state." https://t.co/lY1FBaRzW2
Hong Kong is ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state’, says UK judge https://t.co/mJ3mnhtkiW
The rule of law in Hong Kong is in grave danger via @FT https://t.co/Hz7gY7sBTc
China’s takeover of Hong Kong has eroded transparency and the rule of law, opening up the city’s financial center to international money laundering and corruption, writes Christian Whiton. https://t.co/89bLLG9vAK
'A high-profile British judge who resigned from #HongKong's highest court last week has warned the city is “slowly becoming a totalitarian state” and judges are being compromised by an “impossible political environment created by #China”'. Click on link... https://t.co/yTgtP5Lru8
A former chief justice of Canada’s supreme court has announced she is stepping down from Hong Kong’s court of final appeal – the latest in a string of resignations amid concerns about judicial independence from #China. https://t.co/GkyJ1944Hl
Hong Kong is ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state’, says UK judge https://t.co/e6TPBg4XUu
Hong Kong Watch welcomes the resignation of 🇨🇦 and 🇬🇧 judges from #HongKong's Final Court of Appeal https://t.co/h56Plf2srk https://t.co/KTLyXrSAhC
Other British judges quit their £40k sinecures more than two years ago, rightly saying they couldn’t ‘continue to sit in Hong Kong without appearing to endorse an administration which has departed from values of political freedom and freedom of expression’ https://t.co/XlcTz1nHdl https://t.co/0E5eVKd9j1
Lord Sumption is guilty of the most grotesque hypocrisy - suddenly discovering the rule of law in Hong Kong is in grave danger after spending four years serving Beijing’s cause since the repulsive national security law was introduced https://t.co/Vq41yUSNv2
Hong Kong rule of law 'profoundly compromised', says British judge https://t.co/6CW7SKmItp https://t.co/EAvIFwNY4V
Two senior British judges recently resigned from Hong Kong's top appeals court as international concerns mounted over the rule of law in the city. https://t.co/o03fSJQUcr
A senior British judge who resigned last week from Hong Kong's top court has warned that rule of law in the financial hub was in "grave danger" due to the political environment created by China. https://t.co/mb8lFZ5kDR
Hong Kong hits back as UK judge says rule of law ‘profoundly compromised’ https://t.co/CHDhGCKHbI
Interesting fact hidden half way in this FT article (https://t.co/5E5npoeJvD) on the rule of law being "in danger" in Hong Kong: "[There's] a growing malaise in the Hong Kong judiciary. Hong Kong’s judges have been threatened with sanctions in the US, an idea that is crude,…
Interesting fact hidden half way in the FT article: "[There's] a growing malaise in the Hong Kong judiciary. Hong Kong’s judges have been threatened with sanctions in the US, an idea that is crude, counterproductive and unjust." Is that respectful of the "rule of law"? 🤔 https://t.co/v9UKys1Kfd
China's 2020 national security law on Hong Kong has led to an unprecedented wave of foreign judge departures. The three recent exits will leave it with the fewest overseas justices since 1999 Hong Kong Rule of Law in ‘Grave Danger,’ Quitting Judge Warns https://t.co/ZLMFifGtSg
Beijing's 2020 national security law for Hong Kong has led to a wave of departures of foreign judges from the city's top court. The three recent exits will leave it with the fewest overseas justices since 1999 https://t.co/ZLMFifGtSg
The CE is right! In 2021, Lord Sumption refused to take part in a political boycott orchestrated in the UK, saying then that people shouldn’t mix up the rule of law with democracy. Now, he’s whining about Hong Kong's politics. Funny, since he told us not to mix politics with… https://t.co/HAiFQl24Pi
Hong Kong fires back after U.K. judge warns of 'totalitarian' turn https://t.co/I21i3E0EBT
The Hong Kong government says it disagrees with criticisms made by UK judge Jonathan Sumption, who resigned from the city’s top court last week. He warned of “grave danger” to the rule of law in the Asian finance hub. @RChoongWilkins reports https://t.co/sU8e4Wkdp9 https://t.co/cYwBEr3yez