Status of the Reservation to the Right to Vote in Hong Kong
Published By: HKU on eSS | Published Date: March, 29 , 2008The Hong Kong government continues to invoke the 1976 reservation to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) entered by the United Kingdom government in relation to Hong Kong. This paper focuses on a major argument proposed by the Hong Kong government before the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) on the issue of universal suffrage. The government believes it can rely on the reservation to the ICCPR on the right to vote. The view is contested by the HRC. [Working Paper No 17/08] URL: [http://www.hku.hk/ccpl/pub/occasionalpapers/documents/CCPLOccasionalPaperNo.17_001.pdf]
Author(s): Seren S.T. Tang | Posted on: Mar 29, 2011 | Views(823) | Download (170)