British Supreme Court for China

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His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China
英國在華最高法院/大英按察使司衙門
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British Supreme Court for China Building, Shanghai
EstablishedSeptember 1, 1865
DissolvedMay 20, 1943
JurisdictionChina (1865–1943)
Japan (1865–1899)
Korea (1884–1910)
LocationNo. 33, The Bund
Shanghai International Settlement
Authorised byBritish extraterritorial jurisdiction
Appeals to Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (to 1925)
Full court (from 1925)
Number of positionsTwo: Chief Judge and Assistant Judge

Notes

  1. formally "Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Japan"
  2. formally "Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea" (1900-1901) and, later, "His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea" (1901–1910)
  3. which was the subject of a 1914 appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. [21]

References

  1. "Supreme Court of China and Japan, establishment". The North China Herald . Shanghai. 29 July 1865. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. Treaty of Tien-Tsin between the Queen of Great Britain and the Emperor of China  . 1858 via Wikisource., ratified in 1860
  3. Treaty of Tientsin, art. XV.
  4. Treaty of Tientsin, art. XVI.
  5. Treaty of Tientsin, art. XVII.
  6. Treaty of Tientsin, art. XXII.
  7. 1 2 Cassel 2012, p. 67.
  8. Cassel 2012, p. 72.
  9. 1 2 Cassel 2012, p. 68.
  10. "The China and Japan Order in Council, 1865". The London Gazette . No. 22963. 28 April 1865. pp. 2240–2255.
  11. "The China and Japan Order in Council, 1878". The London Gazette . No. 26416. 23 August 1878. pp. 4767–4769.
  12. "China, Japan, and Corea Order in Council, 1884". The London Gazette . No. 25372. 1 July 1884. pp. 2991–2993., as amended by the "China, Japan, and Corea Order in Council, 1886". The London Gazette . No. 25575. 6 April 1886. pp. 1655–1656.
  13. "Order in Council of 7 October 1899". The London Gazette . No. 27127. 17 October 1899. pp. 6234–6235.
  14. "The China and Corea (Supreme Court) Order in Council, 1900". The London Gazette . No. 27172. 9 March 1900. p. 1618.
  15. "The Corea Order in Council, 1911". The London Gazette . No. 28460. 27 January 1911. p. 688.
  16. Report from Allan Mossop, Judge, to the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs, dated 24 September 1942 FO369/2719
  17. "Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China and the Regulation of Related Matters (Cmd. 6456)" (PDF). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 11 January 1943. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  18. "The China Order in Council, 1943". The London Gazette . No. 36029. 25 May 1943. pp. 2331–2332.
  19. The China and Japan Order in Council, 1865, ss. 4–5.
  20. "The China and Corea Order in Council, 1904". The London Gazette . No. 27728. 28 October 1904. pp. 6887–6909.
  21. Ibrahim v. The King [1914] UKPC 1, [1914] AC 599(6 March 1914), P.C. (on appeal from Hong Kong)
  22. "Order in Council of 23 October 1877". The London Gazette . No. 24516. 26 October 1877. pp. 5791–5792.
  23. 1 2 3 Clark 2012.
  24. "The Wei-hai-wei Order in Council, 1901". The London Gazette . No. 27338. 26 July 1901. pp. 4929–4939.
  25. "The Wei-hai-wei Order in Council, 1930". The London Gazette . No. 33683. 23 January 1931. pp. 531–532.
  26. The China and Corea Order in Council, 1904, s. 81.
  27. The China and Corea Order in Council, 1904, s. 50.
  28. Companies Ordinance, 1911 (Ordinance 58). 1911.; Life Insurance Companies Ordinance, 1907 (Ordinance 36). 1907.
  29. "The China (Companies) Order in Council, 1915". The London Gazette . No. 29836. 30 November 1915. pp. 11921–11923.
  30. "The China (Kashgar) Order in Council, 1920". The London Gazette . No. 31821. 12 March 1920. pp. 3153–3163.
  31. "The Foreign Jurisdiction (Military Forces) Order in Council, 1927". The London Gazette . No. 33269. 26 April 1927. pp. 2670–2671.
  32. "Colonial cases: China and Japan". Macquarie University. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  33. "von Gumpach v. Hart". 22 March 1870. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  34. Hart v Van Gumpach [1873] UKPC 9 , (1872) 9 Moo PC NS 241(28 January 1873), P.C. (on appeal from China and Japan)
  35. North China Herald, 27 June 1908, pp. 825828.
  36. The Times , 14 August 1939
  37. "Death of Mr. W.R.H. Carew. Inquest. [and proceedings & trial for murder, H.B.M's Court for Japan, 1897]". Japan Gazette. 1897.
  38. A book has also been written on this case: Whittington-Egan, Molly (1996). Murder on the Bluff: Carew Poisoning Case. Neil Wilson Publishing. ISBN   1-89778452-X.
  39. Hertslet, Edward (1877). Foreign Office List. London: Harrison. pp. 119–120.
  40. Foreign Office List 1878, p. 103.
  41. Foreign Office List 1881, p. 98.
  42. Foreign Office List 1898, p. 173.
  43. Foreign Office List 1892, p. 180.
  44. Foreign Office List 1900, p. 130.
  45. Foreign Office List 1900, p. 145.
  46. "No. 27308". The London Gazette . 26 April 1901. p. 2856.
  47. Foreign Office List 1917, p. 209.
  48. Foreign Office List 1908, p386
  49. Foreign Office List 1943, p. 352.
  50. Foreign Office List 1928, pp. .424–425.
  51. Foreign Office List 1934, p. 257.
  52. Foreign Office List 1932, p. 304.
  53. Foreign Office List 1943, p. 232.
  54. Foreign Office List 1943 pp.. 267–8.

Further reading

British Supreme Court for China
Traditional Chinese 英國在華最高法院
Simplified Chinese 英国在华最高法院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yīngguó zài Huá Zuìgāofǎyuàn
Wade–Giles Ying-kuo tsai Hua Tsui-kao-fa-yüan