The British Courts and Extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899 ( 1 )

Publication series :1

Author: Roberts   Christopher  

Publisher: Brill‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9789004258556

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004257566

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004257566

Subject: K History and Geography

Language: ENG

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In The British Courts and Extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899, Christopher Roberts considers the nature of the British extra-territorial regime in Japan in the nineteenth century before demonstrating that earlier complaints about institutional bias in the system are overstated.

Chapter

Copyright

pp.:  4 – 4

Dedication

pp.:  5 – 6

Contents

pp.:  7 – 10

Note on Place-Names

pp.:  13 – 14

Note on Currency

pp.:  15 – 16

Abbreviations

pp.:  17 – 20

Preface

pp.:  21 – 30

Acknowledgement

pp.:  31 – 32

1. British Extra-Territoriality

pp.:  33 – 78

Why Extra-territoriality?

pp.:  33 – 38

The Treaty

pp.:  39 – 41

The Yokohama Court

pp.:  52 – 58

Later Orders in Council

pp.:  59 – 62

The Courts

pp.:  71 – 78

The Judges

pp.:  80 – 89

Legal Profession55

pp.:  90 – 103

Crown Advocates

pp.:  104 – 106

The Consuls

pp.:  107 – 115

Remuneration

pp.:  119 – 124

3. Criminal Jurisdiction

pp.:  125 – 182

Defendants

pp.:  131 – 134

Prosecutors

pp.:  135 – 141

Convictions and Possible Bias

pp.:  158 – 166

Punishments

pp.:  167 – 170

Gaols

pp.:  171 – 175

Deportations from Japan

pp.:  176 – 178

Removal to Hong Kong for Trial

pp.:  179 – 179

Conclusion

pp.:  180 – 182

4. The Sea

pp.:  183 – 222

Jurisdiction

pp.:  184 – 193

The Impact of War

pp.:  194 – 196

The Sealing Cases

pp.:  197 – 198

Shipping Offences

pp.:  199 – 207

Civil Matters

pp.:  208 – 210

Inquiries and Naval Courts

pp.:  211 – 222

5. Civil Jurisdiction

pp.:  223 – 284

Jurisdiction

pp.:  223 – 225

Case-load and the Litigants

pp.:  226 – 231

Claims

pp.:  232 – 245

Results and Possible Bias

pp.:  246 – 250

Court Procedures

pp.:  251 – 254

Reconciliation and Arbitration

pp.:  255 – 258

Civil Status

pp.:  259 – 267

Probate and Administration

pp.:  268 – 272

Kaleidoscope of Regimes

pp.:  273 – 284

6. Appeals

pp.:  285 – 314

Criminal Offences

pp.:  285 – 292

Civil Cases

pp.:  293 – 314

The Naval Court

pp.:  316 – 319

The Legal Battle

pp.:  320 – 331

The Drowned Sailors

pp.:  332 – 333

Settlement

pp.:  334 – 334

What the Chishima Cases Show

pp.:  335 – 346

8. The End of Extra-Territoriality

pp.:  347 – 370

The Iwakura Mission

pp.:  348 – 350

Discussions in London

pp.:  360 – 365

Implementation of the 1894 Treaty

pp.:  366 – 370

9. Conclusion

pp.:  371 – 380

Epilogue

pp.:  381 – 384

Appendix

pp.:  385 – 446

III British Lawyers in Japan

pp.:  388 – 389

IV Foreign population in Japan

pp.:  390 – 390

V Tables Relating to Cases

pp.:  391 – 438

Sources and Bibliography

pp.:  447 – 454

Primary Sources

pp.:  447 – 447

Statutes

pp.:  447 – 446

Orders in Council

pp.:  447 – 446

Official Records

pp.:  447 – 446

Collections of Primary Sources

pp.:  447 – 447

Law Reports

pp.:  448 – 447

Secondary Sources

pp.:  448 – 454

Newspapers

pp.:  448 – 448

Bibliography

pp.:  449 – 454

Index

pp.:  455 – 474

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