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In 'The British Courts and extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899', Christopher Roberts reviews the Courts' day-to-day workings and examines the nature of, and fluctuations in, their case-load. By examining the Courts' case-load, it shows that, whilst some complaints that earli...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Christopher Keepfer
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Brill, 2013.
Temas:
Courts > Great Britain > History.
Jurisdiction > Great Britain > History.
Exterritoriality.
Consular jurisdiction.
Tribunaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Juridiction > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Juridiction consulaire.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Commerce
Consular jurisdiction
Courts
Diplomatic relations
Exterritoriality
Jurisdiction
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Commerce > Japan > History.
Japan > Commerce > Great Britain > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Japon.
Japon > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Great Britain
Japan
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The British Courts and Extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables and Note on Sources; Note on Place-Names; Note on Currency; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. British Extra-Territoriality; Why Extra-territoriality?; The Treaty; British Legal Basis for Extra-territorial Regime; China and Japan Order in Council, 1865; The Yokohama Court; Later Orders in Council; British Regulations and Japanese Law; The Courts; 2. The Players in the Legal System; The Judges; Legal Profession55; Crown Advocates; The Consuls.
  • Interpreters, Clerks, Constables and UshersRemuneration; 3. Criminal Jurisdiction; Defendants; Prosecutors; Prosecutions by the Japanese Authorities; Convictions and Possible Bias; Punishments; Gaols; Deportations from Japan; Removal to Hong Kong for Trial; Conclusion; 4. The Sea; Jurisdiction; The Impact of War; The Sealing Cases; Shipping Offences; Civil Matters; Inquiries and Naval Courts; 5. Civil Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction; Case-load and the Litigants; Claims; Results and Possible Bias; Court Procedures; Reconciliation and Arbitration; Civil Status; Probate and Administration.
  • Kaleidoscope of Regimes6. Appeals; Criminal Offences; Civil Cases; 7. The Chishima-Ravenna Collision; The Naval Court; The Legal Battle; The Drowned Sailors; Settlement; What the Chishima Cases Show; 8. The End of Extra-Territoriality; The Iwakura Mission; The Tokyo Treaty Revision Conferences; Discussions in London; Implementation of the 1894 Treaty; 9. Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix; I Legal Officers, Ministers and Foreign Secretaries, 1859-1899; II Orders in Council Applicable to Japan; III British Lawyers in Japan; IV Foreign population in Japan; V Tables Relating to Cases.
  • VI List of Deportations from Japan, 1866-1899VII Chishima cases: time-line of events; Sources and Bibliography; Primary Sources; Statutes; Orders in Council; Official Records; Collections of Primary Sources; Law Reports; Secondary Sources; Newspapers; Bibliography; Index.

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