tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post2121375756880831852..comments2024-03-27T17:57:50.561+08:00Comments on HKU Legal Scholarship Blog: Liability for Imposing Sanctions under Hong Kong's National Security Law (Albert Chen and Simon Young)Simon NM Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11306243703903112785noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-61541620384246914092021-06-18T16:47:48.379+08:002021-06-18T16:47:48.379+08:00Also the concept of accessory liability can be ext...Also the concept of accessory liability can be extended to "receiving instructions". If the US Federal Reserve passes a regulation imposing sanctions on China, that would appear to be "receiving instructions."<br /><br />There's also "other support". If you don't impose these sanctions, we will remove your license to do business in the US and throw people twofishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372452574777271081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-54565817630684459662021-06-18T16:41:19.793+08:002021-06-18T16:41:19.793+08:00The general question is how does one interpret Mai...The general question is how does one interpret Mainland laws with effect in Hong Kong, particularly since we are dealing with two languages, two legal traditions, and two political systems. The problem with focusing on interpretations based too much on Chinese is that you run into the possibility that the NPCSC or the Office of National Security will say "no that's simply not what we twofishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372452574777271081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3051717299463818920.post-79972361772775997262021-06-18T16:20:46.346+08:002021-06-18T16:20:46.346+08:00The problem with this interpretation is that I rea...The problem with this interpretation is that I really have my doubts that the NPCSC would agree that this provides no liability against private actors implementing foreign sanctions. The risk is that if the HK courts use an argument that's very sensitive to the literal Chinese, then that hands control over to the NPCSC which may very well either overrule the HK courts or else involve Articletwofishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372452574777271081noreply@blogger.com