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1915年,面向皇后像广场的前最高法院大楼
1997年至2015年期间,前法国外方传道会大楼为香港终审法院所在地
金钟高等法院的入口

香港最高法院(英语:Supreme Court of Hong Kong)是英属香港的最高级别法庭,直至1997年的香港主权移交。最高法院负责审理来自各区裁判法院区域法院等法庭的初审和上诉。1976年起,最高法院由上诉庭和高等法院

The Supreme Court was from 1976 made up of the High Court of Justice (High Court) and the Court of Appeal.

On 1 July 1997, the Supreme Court became the High Court which is made up of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal.

历史

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成立

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《[[[南京条约]]》签署后,香港在1844年成为直辖殖民地,最高法院遂于同年成立,并于同年10月1日首次开庭,由时任首席按察司晓吾英语John Walter Hulme主持[1]

上诉庭

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最高法院成立近70年来,香港一直没有上诉庭。上诉聆讯可以根据呈请方式,或进行重审,或交由枢密院司法委员会审理。1913年起,上诉聆讯由3名法官组成的合议庭处理。1913年至1943年期间,英国在华最高法院的一名上海法官有权参加合议庭。1910年代和1920年代,上海法官会定期到港参与合议庭。上海法官哈弗兰·德苏文尼英语Havilland de Sausmarez更曾在1910年至1920年期间担任合议庭庭长。1926年至1941年期间,香港最高法院的一名法官亦会出席英国在华最高法院的合议庭[2]

上诉庭最终在1976年成立[3]。而上诉庭和合议庭的上诉,及高等法院的某些刑事上诉,则交由英国枢密院司法委员会审理[4]。若需上诉至枢密院,上诉人需要从枢密院或原审法庭申请上诉许可。

主权移交

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After the transfer of sovereignty the Supreme Court was renamed as the High Court and the High Court of the former Supreme Court was renamed the Court of First Instance[5]. Appeals from the Court of Appeal (and where there is such a direct appeal, the Court of First Instance) are now heard by the Court of Final Appeal which was established on 1 July 1997.[6]

Chief Justices of the former Supreme Court

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For a list of former Chief Justices of Hong Kong, please see Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong

Buildings

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  • 1844-1848: A building at the junction of Wyndham and Wellington Streets
  • 1848-?: Exchange Building, 7 Queen's Road, Central, a building originally erected for Dent & Co. by Tam Achoy.[7]
  • 1889-1911: No. 29 Queen's Road, Central, between the Post Office and Land Office[8]
  • 1912-1980: The old Supreme Court Building - until 2012, the Legislative Council Building at 8 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong Island. It became the new seat of the Court of Final Appeal in September 2015.
  • 1980-1983: The Former French Mission Building,[9] later home to the Court of Final Appeal (1997-2015)
  • 1985-1997: The new Supreme Court Building - now the High Court Building英语High Court Building (Hong Kong) at 38 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong Island

Further reading

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A full history of the Supreme Court up to the early 20th Century is in James William Norton-Kyshe英语James William Norton-Kyshe's:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Norton-Kyshe, John, History the Laws of Hong Kong, p64
  2. ^ Clark, Douglas, Gunboat Justice, Vol 2, p179-181
  3. ^ Supreme Court Ordinance 1975, which came into effect in 1976
  4. ^ A Brief Overview of the Court of Final Appeal
  5. ^ Article 81 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. hklii.hk. [2015-01-24]. (原始内容存档于24 January 2015). 
  6. ^ Court of Final Appeal Ordinance
  7. ^ Carroll, John M. Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong. Harvard University Press. 30 June 2009: 26. ISBN 9780674029231. 
  8. ^ Empson, Hal. Mapping Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Information Services. 1992: 163, 165 (Plates 3-2, 3-4). 
  9. ^ Finance Committee - Public Works Subcommittee (Papers) 8 Nov 95: "Conversion of the French Mission Building into the Court of Final Appeal"