The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century /
Boogert, Maurits van den,
The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century / Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century Maurits van den Boogert. - 1 online resource. - Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21 . - Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9789047406129 9789004140356
10.1163/9789047406129 DOI
Privileges and immunities--History--Turkey--18th century.
Aliens--History--Turkey--18th century.
Merchants, Foreign--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Turkey--18th century.
KKX2290
349.561/09/033
The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century / Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century Maurits van den Boogert. - 1 online resource. - Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21 . - Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
9789047406129 9789004140356
10.1163/9789047406129 DOI
Privileges and immunities--History--Turkey--18th century.
Aliens--History--Turkey--18th century.
Merchants, Foreign--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--Turkey--18th century.
KKX2290
349.561/09/033