What does Article 85 of the Basic Law deal with?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Judicial independence
Article 85 of the Basic Law provides that the courts exercise judicial power independently, free from any interference.
Answer: Judicial independence.
Why not the others: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: that is the subject of Article 39. The HKSAR as a local administrative region of China: that is the subject of Article 12. The amendment of the Basic Law: that is the subject of Article 159.
Answer: Judicial independence.
Why not the others: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: that is the subject of Article 39. The HKSAR as a local administrative region of China: that is the subject of Article 12. The amendment of the Basic Law: that is the subject of Article 159.
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