Legal imperialism : sovereignty and extraterritoriality in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China /

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Legal Imperialism examines the important role of nineteenth-century Western extraterritorial courts in non-Western states.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kayaoglu, Turan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Europäisches Gericht
Imperialism.
Sovereignty.
Exterritoriality.
Exterritoriality > History.
Impérialisme.
Souveraineté.
sovereignty.
LAW > International.
Exterritorialität
Japan
China
Osmanisches Reich
Westliche Welt
Asien
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : extraterritoriality in British legal imperialism
  • Positive law and sovereignty
  • Extraterritoriality and legal imperialism
  • Japan's rapid rise to sovereignty
  • The Ottoman Empire's elusive dream of sovereignty
  • China's struggle for sovereignty
  • Conclusion: American legal imperialism : extraterritoriality today.

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