The British courts and extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899 / / by Christopher Roberts.

• Author: Roberts, Christopher (Lawyer)
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2013.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (474 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; British Extra-territoriality /; The Players in the Legal System /; Criminal Jurisdiction /; The Sea /; Civil Jurisdiction /; Appeals /; The Chishima-Ravenna Collision /; The End of Extra-Territoriality /; Conclusion /; Epilogue /; Appendices /; Sources and Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004258558
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Christopher Roberts.

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 earlier commentators have made about the system’s structure and the Consuls’ lack of legal training and poor judgments may have been justified initially, the British authorities responded to them so that, over time, the Courts—and the practitioners within the system—came to reflect an increasing professionalism and sophistication. Using both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis of the reported cases, the author concludes that accusations of an anti-Japanese, pro-British bias on the part of the Courts are overstated.