The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century /

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 see...

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Main Author: Boogert, Maurits van den (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2005.

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 21.

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505 0 |a 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. 
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