‘Propping Up the Regime’: Former Chief Justice McLachlin Criticized for Continuing to Serve on Hong Kong’s Top Court

‘Propping Up the Regime’: Former Chief Justice McLachlin Criticized for Continuing to Serve on Hong Kong’s Top Court
Outgoing chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverley McLachlin speaks during a news conference on her retirement, in Ottawa on Dec. 15, 2017. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Former Supreme Court of Canada chief justice Beverley McLachlin is drawing flak for continuing to sit as a judge on Hong Kong’s highest court.

Two British supreme court judges and one from Australia resigned from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA) in light of the National Security Law (NSL) imposed by Beijing on the territory that observers say threatens civil liberties. But McLachlin and other Hong Kong-appointed international judges have remained.
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