The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system [[electronic resource] ] : qadis, consuls, and beratlıs in the 18th century / / by Maurits H. Van den Boogert

• Autore: Boogert Maurits H. van den
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 pages)
• Disciplina: 349.561/09/033
• Soggetto topico: Capitulations; Exterritoriality; Privileges and immunities - Turkey - History - 18th century; Noncitizens - Turkey - History - 18th century; Merchants, Foreign - Legal status, laws, etc - Turkey - History - 18th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-313) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- 1. The Sultan's Promise -- 2. The Protection System -- 3. Avanias : Misrepresentations of the Ottoman -- 4. The Division of Estates -- 5. Bankruptcy -- 6. Theft -- 7. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, they report numerous disputes with Ottoman officials over jurisdiction ("avanias"), which seems to contradict this claim, the discrepancy being considered proof of the capriciousness of the Ottoman legal system. Modern studies of Ottoman-European relations in this period have tended uncritically to accept this interpretation, which is challenged in this book.
• Titolo autorizzato: The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system
• ISBN: 1280859822; 9786610859825; 1429427965; 9047406125; 1433706679
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784191603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in Islamic law and society ; ; v. 21.