The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system : qadis, consuls, and beratlıs in the 18th century /

Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, they report numerous disputes with Ottoman officials over jurisdiction ("avanias"), which see...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boogert, Maurits H. van den
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
Colección:Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 21.
Temas:
1700-1799
Capitulations.
Exterritoriality.
Privileges and immunities > Turkey > History > 18th century.
Noncitizens > Turkey > History > 18th century.
Merchants, Foreign > Legal status, laws, etc. > Turkey > History > 18th century.
Capitulations (Droit international)
Noncitizens
Capitulations
Exterritoriality
Merchants, Foreign > Legal status, laws, etc.
Privileges and immunities
Westerlingen.
Kooplieden.
Voorrechten.
Immuniteit (recht)
Rechtspositie.
Turkey
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, they report numerous disputes with Ottoman officials over jurisdiction ("avanias"), which seems to contradict this claim, the discrepancy being considered proof of the capriciousness of the Ottoman legal system. Modern studies of Ottoman-European relations in this period have tended uncritically to accept this interpretation, which is challenged in this book
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 323 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313) and index.
ISBN:9789004140356
9004140352
9047406125
9789047406129
ISSN:1384-1130 ;

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