That would be your counsel’s fault for not ensuring a balanced jury.
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Yeah that’s true , so you’d need a wide selection of people. Ones who could access as objectively as possible.i still think I’d rather face a judge though. And then if found guilty can appeal to a panel of these judges. Each to their own but at least I know that the judge is an expert on the law. And then on appeal three more experts.
Are you familiar with Taiwanese courts at all? It’ll be an extremely literal reading of the law. That’s not what you want. This is why most successful countries use common law, which relies on interpretations of past decisions.
Most successful, or at least fully developed countries to use a less subjective term, use civil law.
Common law is rather rare on a global scale.
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Taiwan is transitioning out of dictator style kangaroo courts.
HK is transitioning into them.
Neither is perfect but I know which road I’d rather be on.
Cantonese food however is a different matter. If you wish to start a thread on that topic, I will be there as a full enthusiast. However given your stated fondness for Carnegies, we may part ways on that topic too. 
Guy
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Hong Kong is so great, that any foreign judges with a good conscience have already resigned!
No jury for national security cases, handpicked, China loyal judges to preside over such matters.
Hong Kong was once a beacon of justice in sinosphere but that ship has sailed. What the OP is witnessing is an empty shell not anything of substance.
The comment that figures show that many people returned since emmigration waves in the 1980’s fails to take into account that Hong Kong now only exists in name… it died in 2020.
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Yes I’ve been prosecuted before here. They use common law mostly in other democratic countries because they were ex British colonies. Taiwanese law is largely based on German law.
I love Cantonese food. The best !
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Not really. US, Canada, UK, Aus, Singapore, HK (oh and I guess New Zealand) are common law. These countries are also home to the world’s only serious financial hubs.
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In Hong Kong it would more likely have been a refusal. Applications for naturalisation by South Asians in Hong Kong have historically had a high refusal rate. Where as white residents generally have no issue if they decide to go down that path.
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How many member states of the EU? Once you have that answer ascertain how many of those countries are civil law jurisdictions… will probably be quicker to count the common law jurisdictions then subtract them from the total.
Well. Hong Kong is not a country.
You have listed five countries and one territory being subsumed by an authoritarian dictatorship.
The OECD has 38 countries.
There are 37 countries plus Taiwan that score a 0.9 or above on the HDI.
The IMF classifies 41 economies as advanced economies.
You presented six economies.
In what world does six make ‘most’? It’s not even a plurality because almost all of the other developed countries are civil law.
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Don’t forget to try Taiwan. It is far more similar to China than Hong Kong…
Does it matter what happens in Spain or Greece? No.
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So we’re cherrypicking now?
Is this not what you said?
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