Legal imperialism, sovereignty and extraterritoriality in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China, Turan Kayaoğlu
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Legal imperialism, sovereignty and extraterritoriality in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China, Turan Kayaoğlu
Language
eng
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Legal imperialism
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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650495326
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Turan Kayaoğlu
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Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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sovereignty and extraterritoriality in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China
Summary
Legal Imperialism examines the important role of nineteenth-century Western extraterritorial courts in non-Western states. These courts, created as a separate legal system for Western expatriates living in Asian and Islamic countries, developed from the British imperial model, which was founded on ideals of legal positivism. Based on a cross-cultural comparison of the emergence, function, and abolition of these court systems in Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China, Turan Kayaoglu elaborates a theory of extraterritoriality, comparing the nineteenth-century British example with the post-World War II American legal imperialism. Ultimately, his research provides an innovative basis for understanding the assertion of legal authority by Western powers on foreign soil and the influence of such assertion on ideas about sovereignty.--, Provided by publisher
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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