Discoursing on Hong Kong and Macao at Yanyuan: Hong Kong SAR's External Affairs from an International Law Perspective; Macao SAR's Political Development and Legal Reform

Name: Discoursing on Hong Kong and Macao at Yanyuan: Hong Kong SAR's External Affairs from an International Law Perspective; Macao SAR's Political Development and Legal Reform
ISBN: 9787301244609

饶戈平Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

Rating 3.7

Word count: 212K words
Chapters: 110
ISBN: 9787301244609

Summary

This volume collects papers from two academic conferences on Hong Kong and Macao hosted by Peking University in 2012 by the university's Center for Hong Kong and Macao Studies, totaling 250,000 Chinese characters. The Hong Kong section offers an in-depth theoretical review and synthesis of the practice of external legal affairs since Hong Kong's return, explaining the application of the Basic Law in the external domain from a legal-doctrinal perspective, with scholarly exploration and fresh insight as well as strong practical relevance and academic value. Several topics in particular—such as One Country, Two Systems' contribution to the development of international law, the legal nature and status of the Hong Kong SAR's power over external affairs, the relationship between the state's diplomatic power and Hong Kong's external affairs power, and the conclusion, application, and performance of international treaties in Hong Kong—are treated along original lines with distinct new arguments, conveying the latest research from international law scholarship and practice. The Macao section focuses on Macao's political development and legal reform, offering highly targeted and original discussion—with no shortage of genuine insight—on understanding the SAR's "political system," the legal nature of the SAR's high degree of autonomy, recommendations on the relationship between legislation and administration in the Macao SAR, and various issues of Macao's legal reform.

Editor's review

This volume collects papers from two academic symposia held in 2012 by Peking University's Research Center for Hong Kong and Macao Studies, divided into a Hong Kong section and a Macao section. The Hong Kong section examines, from an international law perspective, the practice of Hong Kong's external legal affairs since reunification. It discusses the application of the Basic Law in the external domain, the contribution of One Country, Two Systems to the development of international law, the legal nature and status of the Hong Kong SAR's power over external affairs, the relationship between the state's diplomatic power and Hong Kong's external affairs power, and the conclusion, application and performance of international treaties in Hong Kong, combining scholarly inquiry with practical relevance. The Macao section focuses on political development and legal reform, covering understandings of "political system" in a special administrative region, the legal nature of the power of high-degree autonomy, the relationship between legislature and executive, and paths of legal reform. The book is tightly focused and offers meticulous legal analysis; it serves as a useful reference for Hong Kong and Macao studies and for related fields of international law and constitutional law, and readers should attend to each paper's framing of its questions and methods of argument.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Students and researchers in international law, constitutional law and Hong Kong and Macao studies
Practitioners concerned with Hong Kong's external legal affairs and the application of the Basic Law
Policy researchers seeking to understand Macao's political development and legal reform
Readers with research interests in the legal theory of One Country, Two Systems

Not a good fit for

General readers seeking popular travel or cultural books on Hong Kong and Macao
Beginners without legal training who would struggle to follow the legal analysis
Readers looking for an overview of Hong Kong and Macao's economic or social conditions

Reading tips

Begin with the chapters in the Hong Kong section on the external application of the Basic Law to establish the legal framework.
When reading the Macao section, consult the provisions of the Macao Basic Law to grasp the focal points of constitutional debate.
Excerpt the core arguments of each paper and group them by topic to compare different views.
When encountering technical terms, first consult basic knowledge of the Basic Law and international law, then return to the text.

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

版权信息
前言
香港篇“ 一国两制” 与香港特区的对外法律事务
香港特区对外事务权的法律性质和地位
一、香港特别行政区对外事务权的主要内容
二、香港特别行政区对外事务权的法律根据
三、香港特别行政区对外事务权的法律性质
四、香港特别行政区对外事务权在国际法上的地位
国家外交权与香港对外事务权关系浅析
一、外交权与对外事务权
二、《基本法》框架下国家外交权与对外事务权的关系
三、特区对外事务权的特点
四、特区对外事务权内容
香港特别行政区的涉外民商事司法协助
一、基本规定了香港与内地以及其他国家和地区的司法协助
二、香港特别行政区与其他国家的司法互助
三、中国内地与香港特别行政区的司法协助
“ 一国两制” 下香港特区对外司法协助概述
一、香港特区对外开展司法合作的法律基础
二、香港特区对外开展司法协助个案的通报审查机制
三、香港特区对外司法协助的联系途径
香港特区适用、缔结和履行国际条约的法律和实践：延续、发展与创新
一、香港特区适用和缔结国际条约的法律依据
二、回归前英国参加并适用于香港的条约在回归后如何在香港特区适用问题
三、我国参加的国际条约在香港特区适用的实践
四、香港特区对外缔结条约的法律和实践
五、香港特区履行条约的实践
六、香港适用、缔结和履行条约的特点
附件一：回归后我国参加并适用于香港特区的多边国际条约清单
附件二：香港特区参加的国际组织清单
香港特别行政区缔结和适用国际条约的若干问题
一、香港特区缔结和适用条约概述
二、香港特区缔结国际条约是否需经中央授权或批准
三、中国尚未参加的国际条约在香港特区继续适用形成的条约法律关系
四、中央政府缔结的双边条约是否适用于香港特区
五、中国内地与香港特区在国际条约的适用方式上的协调
六、国际条约在香港特区的法律地位
七、结论与建议
香港特别行政区适用和缔结条约：制度与实践
一、香港特区与国际条约
二、特区适用和缔结条约制度的基本原则
三、回归以来的实践
四、结语
论香港特别行政区的双边经济协定实践
一、香港特区签订双边经济协定的实践
二、香港特区签订双边经济协定的法律依据
三、香港特区签订双边经济协定衍生的条约适用问题
四、结语
主权豁免与仲裁裁决的执行
一、管辖豁免与执行豁免
二、国家对执行豁免的放弃
三、结语
粤港合作承接法律服务离岸外包的法律问题探析
一、法律服务离岸外包的基本内涵及形式
二、WTO 框架下法律服务离岸外包的情况
三、粤港合作承接法律服务离岸外包面临的法律问题及对策
参考文献：
澳门篇澳门特区政制发展与法律改革
澳门特区行政主导体制下的立法与行政的关系
一、《基本法》所确立的行政和立法的关系
二、实践中尚待完善的立法行政关系
三、进一步落实立法监督，完善行政主导
澳门立法与行政的关系
一、问题的提出
二、行政与立法在规范制定方面的权力配置
三、行政与立法在规范制定方面的关系
四、行政与立法在规范制定方面存在的问题及其分析
五、结语
澳门法律改革与发展的若干问题思考
一、引言——问题的提出
二、科学地评价现行法律体系——问题及其成因
三、法律改革与发展的出路——提高立法的质量与效率
四、结束语
论澳门法律改革的宪制基础
一、法律改革的概念
二、法律改革的宪制基础
三、法律改革的原则
四、澳门基本法作为法律改革宪制基础的意义
澳门法律改革仍须着力解决“ 本地化” 遗留问题
一、澳门原有法律迄今仍是特区法律规范的主体但存在先天不足
二、澳门法律改革的任务应当包括继续为澳门法律本地化“补课”和“纠错”
三、澳门法律改革的难点及其出路
共同篇香港和澳门共同面临的法律问题
“ 一国两制” 对国际法发展的贡献
一、“一国两制”确认和维护了国际法的基本原则
二、“一国两制”丰富和发展了国际法的具体制度
三、“一国两制”为国际法进一步发展提供了巨大空间
“ 一国四区” 下的投资争端解决
一、“一国四区”的法律概念及问题展开
二、困境与出路：以两岸投资保障协议为例
三、结论与展望
外交和国家安全因素对港澳金融监管法制的影响
一、涉及外交和国家安全因素的金融事件的处理，绝非单纯的特别行政区自治事务
二、外国依据其国内法采取制裁措施不应在香港和澳门变相产生域外效力
“一国两制”与特区政制发展
特别行政区的政制发展：一个反思
一、特别行政区“政制发展”的概念误区
二、特别行政区“政制发展”的基本内容
三、澳门特别行政区政制发展的回顾与展望
四、结论
特别行政区高度自治权：权力还是权利
一、问题的提出
二、不宜以高度自治比附地方自治
三、特别行政区高度自治权的权力属性
四、结论
论选举制度对行政立法关系的影响
一、澳门现行选举制度对行政立法关系的影响
二、澳门选举制度修改之争实质是围绕行政立法关系这个核心
三、选举制度对行政立法关系发生影响的途径
四、澳门选举制度基本适应行政立法关系的需要

FAQ

Is this book suitable for readers without a legal background?

This is an academic collection involving legal-doctrinal analysis of the Basic Law, the application of international treaties, and external affairs powers; readers without a legal foundation will find it difficult to follow. Those interested in Hong Kong and Macao issues are advised to gain some grounding in the Basic Law and international law before reading.

What legal issues does the Hong Kong section mainly discuss?

It mainly discusses the practice of external legal affairs since Hong Kong's return, including the application of the Basic Law in the external domain, the legal nature and status of the Hong Kong SAR's power over external affairs, the relationship between the state's diplomatic power and Hong Kong's external affairs power, and the conclusion, application, and performance of international treaties in Hong Kong.

Does the Macao section focus on the political system or legal reform?

Both. The Macao section focuses on political development and legal reform, covering understanding of the SAR's "political system," the legal nature of the high degree of autonomy, the relationship between legislation and administration, and specific issues in Macao's legal reform, with strong targeting and practical concern.

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About the author

饶戈平 Author

Publicly available personal information about Rao Geping is limited, and what is known comes mainly from his two works. He focuses on issues at the intersection of international law and political systems, and is the author of International Organizations in the Process of Globalization and Yanyuan Discussions on Hong Kong and Macao: The International Law Perspective on the Hong Kong SAR's External Affairs and the Political Development and Legal Reform of the Macao SAR. The former examines the legal status and operation of international organizations against the backdrop of globalization; the latter focuses on Hong Kong's external affairs and Macao's political development, analyzing Hong Kong and Macao governance through the lenses of international law and legal reform. His works combine legal analysis with practical concern and are intended for researchers and readers in law and politics, offering them a reference for understanding international organizations and the legal systems of Hong Kong and Macao.