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Consular jurisdiction was a favourite topic of jurists in the 19th century. The article deals with the legal theories and problems. In doing so, the article analyses contemporary legal literature. In doing so, the article analyses contemporary legal literature and compares European authors with their Ottoman, Chinese and Japanese counterparts. In this respect, the aim is to foster a global historical understanding.
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A comprehensive analysis of the contemporary literature has not yet been undertaken. This article highlights the key motivations of European legal scholars and contrasts them with the views of Ottoman, Chinese and Japanese authors.
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This page is a summary of: Consular Jurisdiction in Nineteenth-Century Legal Thinking, April 2026, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004755192-015.
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