Lord Sumption: Foreign Judges Can No Longer Help Sustain Rule of Law in Hong Kong

Published on June 11, 2024

It’s “no longer realistic” for foreign judges to help sustain the rule of law in Hong Kong, says a British judge who has just quit the city’s top court. Lord Sumption, an overseas non-permanent judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA) until his resignation last week, said the rule of law in the former British colony is “in grave danger.” Lord Sumption, along with his British colleague Lord Collins of Mapesbury, confirmed their resignation from HKCFA on Friday, with Lord Collins citing the city’s “political situation” as the reason. Their resignations came after Hong Kong’s High Court convicted 14 legislators and activists, who were involved in unofficial pro-democracy primaries for Legislative Council (Legco) elections, of “conspiracy to commit subversion” in the largest single prosecution under the Beijing-imposed national security law since it took effect in 2020....

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