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:51 AM Page 1New:n using official records and other sources, British Rule in China ist systematic account of the legal history of Weihaiwei, a small terleasedby China to Britain in 1898. It is a fascinating and accessiblet of the territory’s constitution, laws, courts, judges and magispenalpolicy, and police force.The book explores the various probndcontroversies faced by the local authorities in administeringas well as their attempts to resolve them.The author argues that, asally conceived, Weihaiwei’s legal system made few concessions tot that the territory remained a part of China yet, in practice and fors which are explored in the book, it integrated some aspects ofe institutions, law and custom. Given the centrality of the law, itstions and its officials to the exercise of British jurisdiction, thiss a contribution not merely to colonial legal history but also to theof this part of China under foreign rule.BRITISH RULE IN CHINALaw and Justice in Weihaiwei 1898‒1930LAW IN EAST ASIA SERIESANTHONY DICKS & MICHAEL PALMER (SERIES EDITORS)British Rulein ChinaLaw and Justice in Weihaiwei1898‒1930ILDY, SIMMONDS AND HILL PUBLISHINGLONDONC G S TANCarol G S Tanisbn 9780000000000To ComeWS&HWILDY, SIMMONDS AND HILL PUBLISHINGBRITISH RULE IN CHINALAW AND JUSTICE IN WEIHAIWEI 1898-193054 WILDY’S BOOK NEWSByCarol G. S. TanISBN: 9780854900268Hardback 348pp£45Written using official records and other sources, British Rule in China is the first systematicaccount of the legal history of Weihaiwei, a small territory leased by China to Britain in1898. It is a fascinating and accessible account of the territory’s constitution, laws, courts,judges and magistrates, penal policy, and police force. The book explores the various problemsand controversies faced by the local authorities in administering justice as well astheir attempts to resolve them. The author argues that, as originally conceived, Weihaiwei’slegal system made few concessions to the fact that the territory remained a part of Chinayet, in practice and for reasons which are explored in the book, it integrated some aspectsof Chinese institutions, law and custom. Given the centrality of the law, its institutions andits officials to the exercise of British jurisdiction, this work is a contribution not merely tocolonial legal history but also to the history of this part of China under foreign rule.
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