Prominent Australian judge James Spigelman has resigned from his position on Hong Kong’s highest court.
His departure comes amid alarm in local and international legal circles at Beijing's imposition of a national security law on the financial hub, which boasts an independent legal system based on the common law.
The National Security Legislation prohibits acts of treason, succession, or subversion against the Chinese government, punishing dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners. The laws have been widely condemned by Western governments including Australia, Great Britain, and the United States, which regard the legislation as a breach of the “one country two systems” model China agreed to uphold.A Polish immigrant, Mr Spigelman also served as Chairman of the ABC, finishing his five-year tenure in 2017.In 2013, he was appointed as a non-permanent judge on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal and most recently served on the bench in March.
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