| Description |
xxiii, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Law in East Asia series |
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Law in East Asia series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Note on Romanisation xvii -- Local Place Names xix -- Maps xxi -- Introduction I -- Sources of data 3 -- Structure and themes of this work 6 -- Chapter 1 Weihaiwei: From Reluctant Acquisition To Long -- Twilight 11 -- The leasing of the territory 11 -- The leased territory and its inhabitants 14 -- Assumption of control 17 -- Law, order and the administration of justice prior to the -- Wei-hai-Wei Order in Council 22 -- A lease of uncertain duration 29 -- British administration 42 -- James Stewart Lockhart and Reginald Johnston 46 -- Chapter 2 Towards An Order In Council For Weihaiwei 52 -- The Swettenham Report 53 -- The question of jurisdiction 68 -- The Wei-hai-Wei Order in Council 82 -- Chapter 3 Courts And Laws 86 -- Courts of law in Weihaiwei 87 -- Sources of Law 100 -- Chapter 4 Policing The Territory 120 -- Establishing a Police Force 121 -- Dealing with complaints from the European community 127 -- Wider duties of the police 131 -- Gradual expansion of the Police Force 132 -- The Magistrates 138 -- Village and district headmen 139 -- Effectiveness of the headmen 141 -- Chapter 5 Trying and Punishing Offenders 153 -- R. v. Wang and Hsieh 154 -- The aftermath of R. v. Wang and Hsieh 156 -- Legal representation of defendants 161 -- Jury trials 166 -- Chinese assessors in criminal trials 169 -- Criminal justice in the Magistrates' Courts 171 -- Petty village crimes 173 -- Sentencing and punishment of offenders 175 -- Imprisonment 177 -- Chapter 6 Resolving Civil Disputes 184 -- Access to civil justice 186 -- Trial procedure 190 -- The application of Chinese law and custom 191 -- Appeals and Rehearings 208 -- Mediation 215 -- Chapter 7 Dealing With Suicide 221 -- Suicide in the territory 221 -- Attempts at understanding suicide in China 226 -- Published materials on suicide 230 -- Suicide and the law in Weihaiwei 235 -- Rescue efforts 239 -- Beyond reporting and rescue 240 -- Conclusion -- Criminal law 253 -- Chinese law and custom 254 -- Sources of law 254 -- Procedure in the Magistrates' Courts 254 -- The Magistrates 255 -- Village justice 255 -- Law enforcement 256 -- Priorities of the government 256 -- Geo-politics, parsimony, conservatism and pragmatism 260 -- Appendices -- 1. The Convention between Great Britain and China Respect- -- ing Wei-hai-Wei ('The Peking Convention') 271 -- 11. The Convention for the Rendition of Weihaiwei 273 -- 11. The Wei-hai-Wei Order in Council, 1901 278 -- IV. The Wei-hai-Wei Order in Council, 1901, Amendment -- Order, 1903 304 -- V. The Wei-hai-Wei Order in Council, 1930 305 -- Bibliography 309 -- Table of Cases 327 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and index |
| Subject |
Law -- China -- Weihai -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114681
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- China.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100231
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Weihai (China) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84156384 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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| LC no. |
2009379383 |
| ISBN |
0854900268 |
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9780854900268 |
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