Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, has announced her retirement from the controversial Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.Beverley McLachlin, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, is retiring from the controversial Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. Former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, has announced her retirement from the controversial Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
The court was established in July 1997, replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the highest appellate court in the former British colony, now a special administrative region of China. The law also included stiff prison terms for other offences, including up to 20 years for espionage and up to 10 years for the unlawful disclosure of state secrets.Canada's former chief justice responds to criticism over seat on Hong Kong's highest court:"The court is completely independent of the regime in Hong Kong.
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