Judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. Through the lens of “one country, two systems” and the surrender of fugitives to Mainland China Cooperação judiciária em matéria criminal nas Regiões Administrativas Especiais de Hong Kong e Macau. À luz do “um país, dois sistemas” e da entrega de fugitivos à China Continental Miguel Manero de Lemos1 University of Macau - Macau
[email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-2006 Teresa Lancry Robalo2 University of Macau – Macau
[email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-063X ABSTRACT: This Article proceeds in three parts. Part I (The constitutio- nal systems of the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau) introduces the readers to the historical background of Hong Kong and Macau and the “one country, two systems” constitutional orders in force in the Hong Kong and the Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People’s Republic of China. It also informs on the most relevant constitutional developments occurring in the first two decades of existence of these two special regions. Part II (Judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the Special Administrative Regions) explains how such constitutional orders influence the extant legal framework on 1 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau. Phd in Law, Fac- ulty of Law, University of Coimbra. 2 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Macau. Phd in Law, Fac- ulty of Law, University of Macau. 737 738 | LeMoS; RobALo. judicial cooperation in criminal matters, which applies to external cooperation with other states or territories, but not to cooperation between the different jurisdictions within China, for which there are no positive rules currently in force.