Institutional Imperialism. Extraterritoriality and the British Consular Court System in Japan
Institutional Imperialism. Extraterritoriality and the British Consular Court System in Japan
Author(s): Scott GilfillanSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Evropská společnost pro právní dějiny, z.s.
Keywords: British Empire; consular courts; extraterritoriality; informal empire; institutional imperialism; Japan; Ottoman Empire; Qing Dynasty; Rutherford Alcock
Summary/Abstract: This essay will examine the development and imposition of the system of extraterritoriality imposed in East Asia by Western imperial powers, especially Great Britain, during the mid-nineteenth century with a specific focus on the 1860 trial of Michael Moss at a British consular court in Japan. The establishment of legal institutions such as consular courts will be classed as a form of ‘institutional imperialism’ and identified as an important aspect in the study of Western informal empire in Asia and beyond.
Journal: Journal on European History of Law
- Issue Year: 6/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 56-67
- Page Count: 11
