Legal Imperialism Turan Kayaoglu

• Auteur : Turan Kayaoglu
• Editeur : Cambridge University Press
• Langue : Anglais
• Parution : 01/04/2010
• Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg
• Nombre de pages : 248
• Dimensions : 2.7 x 15.9 x 23.8

Critique / Article
Legal Imperialism makes an important contribution to the emerging literature that is helping to sweep away the Eurocentric bias that continues to bedevil contemporary thinking in international relations. Making skilful use of comparative analysis, Turan Kayao lu not only establishes a convincing explanation for the rise and fall of the extraterritorial jurisdiction established by western states in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East in the nineteenth century, but also demonstrates how this practice helped to consolidate a conception of sovereignty in Europe that continues to hold sway in the twenty-first century. A significant achievement. -Richard Little, University of Bristol This book makes a major contribution to the study of sovereignty and the unequal treatment of non-Western states in the European designed international order. Kayao lu examines in detail how the West imposed extra-territorial courts on weaker powers, and how these arrangements were then gradually rolled back. The author weaves together a compelling account which incorporates institutionalist, realist, and constructivist perspectives. This book provides significant insights into how the West dealt with Japan, the Ottoman Empire, and China. No doubt it will become required reading for anyone wishing to understand how the state system was gradually extended to the entire globe. -Hendrik Spruyt, Northwestern University Turan Kayao lu convincingly analyses the process by which international law served as the handmaiden of European imperial expansion and played a decisive role in compelling non-European states to accept Westphalian statehood. Broad in scope and methodologically rigorous, it is a major work of scholarship that utilizes the literature of international law, international relations theory, as well as archival documents. Kayao lu offers one of the finest examples of historically-informed scholarship in political science. -Shogo Suzuki, University of Manchester