UID:
almahu_9949702475602882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789047406129
,
9789004140356
Series Statement:
Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21
Content:
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.
Note:
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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century, Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2005 ISBN 9789004140356
Language:
English
