The British Courts and Extra-territoriality in Japan, 1859-1899 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables and Note on Sources -- Note on Place-Names -- Note on Currency -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgement -- 1. British Extra-Territoriality -- Why Extra-territoriality? -- The Treaty -- British Legal Basis for Extra-territorial Regime -- China and Japan Order in Council, 1865 -- The Yokohama Court -- Later Orders in Council -- British Regulations and Japanese Law -- The Courts -- 2. The Players in the Legal System -- The Judges -- Legal Profession55 -- Crown Advocates -- The Consuls -- Interpreters, Clerks, Constables and Ushers -- Remuneration -- 3. Criminal Jurisdiction -- Defendants -- Prosecutors -- Prosecutions by the Japanese Authorities -- Convictions and Possible Bias -- Punishments -- Gaols -- Deportations from Japan -- Removal to Hong Kong for Trial -- Conclusion -- 4. The Sea -- Jurisdiction -- The Impact of War -- The Sealing Cases -- Shipping Offences -- Civil Matters -- Inquiries and Naval Courts -- 5. Civil Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction -- Case-load and the Litigants -- Claims -- Results and Possible Bias -- Court Procedures -- Reconciliation and Arbitration -- Civil Status -- Probate and Administration -- Kaleidoscope of Regimes -- 6. Appeals -- Criminal Offences -- Civil Cases -- 7. The Chishima-Ravenna Collision -- The Naval Court -- The Legal Battle -- The Drowned Sailors -- Settlement -- What the Chishima Cases Show -- 8. The End of Extra-Territoriality -- The Iwakura Mission -- The Tokyo Treaty Revision Conferences -- Discussions in London -- Implementation of the 1894 Treaty -- 9. Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- I Legal Officers, Ministers and Foreign Secretaries, 1859-1899 -- II Orders in Council Applicable to Japan -- III British Lawyers in Japan -- IV Foreign population in Japan.

V Tables Relating to Cases -- VI List of Deportations from Japan, 1866-1899 -- VII Chishima cases: time-line of events -- Sources and Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Statutes -- Orders in Council -- Official Records -- Collections of Primary Sources -- Law Reports -- Secondary Sources -- Newspapers -- Bibliography -- Index.