一、前言国际刑事司法协助,是世界各国或地区之间为有效制裁国际犯罪行为,依据国际条约规定或双边互惠原则,直接或在国际组织协调下进行的刑事司法互助,代为履行一定诉讼事务的司法制度。一般情况下,只有国家或作为国家代表的中央政府才有资格与外国签订司法协助协议,地方政府一般无此权力。但是,中国实行的“一国两制”基本制度赋予了香港高度的自治权,包括香港特别行政区基本法所赋予香港的独立的立法权和司法权。为保持香港 I. INTRODUCTION International criminal justice assistance is the provision of criminal mutual legal assistance for the effective sanction of international criminal acts and the sanctions of international law on the basis of the provisions of international treaties or bilateral reciprocity and directly or under the coordination of international organizations. Judicial system. Normally, only the state or the central government acting as the state’s representative is eligible to sign mutual legal assistance agreements with foreign countries. Local governments generally do not have such power. However, the basic “one country, two systems” principle that China has adopted gives Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy, including the independent legislative and judicial power vested in Hong Kong by the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. To keep Hong Kong