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Author Archives: Bijo Francis

Bijo Francis is a lawyer from India. He is the Executive Director of the Asian Human Rights Commission, Laureate of the Right Livelihood Award, 2014, also known as ‘The Alternative Nobel Prize’. Bijo’s research interests include constitutional law, legal theory, human rights law & practice, and history. Before joining the organisation he was a partner at ABA Associates and has litigated for Fortune 500 companies like SBI, BPCL, TATA Motors, and IOC.

The gov’t has no excuse not to fund the Dept. of Justice

by Bijo Francis00:01, 26 October 201518:58, 31 March 2020

The lack of an adequate number of prosecutors serving under the Department of Justice (DoJ) is one of the reasons cited for the delay in prosecutions in Hong Kong. Today the DoJ is also criticised for spending large sums of government money on hiring foreign lawyers, on a case-by-case basis, to undertake prosecutions in Hong Kong. […]

The Basic Law is supreme, not the Chief Executive appointed under it

by Bijo Francis20:36, 19 September 201518:39, 31 March 2020

Closing the door? The curious case of Indian refugees in Hong Kong

by Bijo Francis14:13, 5 September 201518:41, 31 March 2020

Public trust in justice must not be compromised

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