Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System, the. Studies in Islamic Law and Society, Volume 21 |
|
| Author:
| Van Den Boogert, Maurits H. |
| Series title: | Studies in Islamic Law and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-85982-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
|
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $184.00 |
Book Description:
|
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...
More DescriptionPre-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."