香港宪政秩序变迁中的判例制度

Hong Kong's Case Law System in the Changing Constitutional Order

回归前的香港在港英宪政秩序下建立了英式司法体系,经过长期英国普通法传统的培养、训练以及结合香港本土情况的司法实践积累,形成了英属司法区的判例制度。回归初期香港处于新旧宪政秩序转型和过渡的阶段,中央与特区之间、大陆法制与香港普通法传统之间的摩擦和冲突在所难免,香港的判例制度因此呈现出新的特点和变化。然而正是在这种相互冲突和相互摩擦的过程中,中央与特区、大陆法制与香港普通法传统寻找到了相互磨合和相互适用的方式和路径,香港判例制度的发展也因此从中获得了新的生命意义。

Hong Kong built up the justice system of British model in the constitutional order under the control of British before the handover of Hong Kong. The justice system form the case law system, which was one of the British jurisdictions, after the long - term training of the British common law tradition and the accumulation of the judicial practice experience combined with the local situation. During the early period after the handover, Hong Kong is in a stage of transformation and transition of the old and the new constitutional order, the frictions and con- flicts between the mainland law and common law tradition is inevitable, which makes Hong Kong~ case law system showing the new features and changes. However, it is in the process of this conflict and friction between the Central Authorities and the SAR, the mainland law and common law tradition to find a way and the path of mutual accom-modation and mutual applicable. The development of the case law system of Hong Kong whereby gain the new meaning of life.