Readings Newsletter
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier.
Sign in or sign up for free!
You’re not far away from qualifying for FREE standard shipping within Australia
You’ve qualified for FREE standard shipping within Australia
The cart is loading…

For today's practitioners, the history of the judicial functions of consulates is far more colourful and obscure than modern consular law might suggest. Take, for instance, Consul Annibale de Rossetti in Egypt, who had to arbitrate a lawsuit between two German merchants and was completely overwhelmed. De Rossetti neither knew German nor was he familiar with the law he was expected to apply. Modern consuls often react with disbelief at the fact that their predecessors acted not only as judges, but also as regulatory authorities and bailiffs. This volume brings together contributions on the history of the legal roles and functions of consulates, spanning from America to China and from their origins in the Middle Ages to the modern consulate.
Contributors are: Marcella Aglietti, Eleonora Angella, Arnaud Bartolomei, Thibault Bechini, Giorgio Ennas, Ana Belem Fernandez Castro, Juliette Francoise, Laura Galoppini, Sacha Gauthier Olssy, Thomas Gidney, Berna Kamay-Ulusay, Jessica Marglin, Cedric Quertier, Lars Regula, Victor Simon, Joerg Ulbert, and Dominique Valerian.
L'histoire des fonctions judiciaires des consulats est bien plus riche et obscure pour les praticiens d'aujourd'hui que ne le laisse penser le droit consulaire moderne. Par exemple, lorsque le consul Annibale de Rossetti, en Egypte, dut trancher un litige entre deux commercants allemands, il fut depasse par la situation. De Rossetti ne connaissait ni l'allemand, ni le droit qu'il etait cense appliquer. Les consuls modernes reagissent souvent avec incredulite en apprenant que leurs predecesseurs exercaient a la fois les fonctions de juges, d'autorites reglementaires et d'huissiers de justice. De volume reunit des contributions portant sur l'histoire des roles et fonctions juridiques des consulats, de l'Amerique a la Chine, depuis leurs origins au Moyen Age jusqu'au consulat moderne.
$9.00 standard shipping within Australia
FREE standard shipping within Australia for orders over $100.00
Express & International shipping calculated at checkout
Stock availability can be subject to change without notice. We recommend calling the shop or contacting our online team to check availability of low stock items. Please see our Shopping Online page for more details.
For today's practitioners, the history of the judicial functions of consulates is far more colourful and obscure than modern consular law might suggest. Take, for instance, Consul Annibale de Rossetti in Egypt, who had to arbitrate a lawsuit between two German merchants and was completely overwhelmed. De Rossetti neither knew German nor was he familiar with the law he was expected to apply. Modern consuls often react with disbelief at the fact that their predecessors acted not only as judges, but also as regulatory authorities and bailiffs. This volume brings together contributions on the history of the legal roles and functions of consulates, spanning from America to China and from their origins in the Middle Ages to the modern consulate.
Contributors are: Marcella Aglietti, Eleonora Angella, Arnaud Bartolomei, Thibault Bechini, Giorgio Ennas, Ana Belem Fernandez Castro, Juliette Francoise, Laura Galoppini, Sacha Gauthier Olssy, Thomas Gidney, Berna Kamay-Ulusay, Jessica Marglin, Cedric Quertier, Lars Regula, Victor Simon, Joerg Ulbert, and Dominique Valerian.
L'histoire des fonctions judiciaires des consulats est bien plus riche et obscure pour les praticiens d'aujourd'hui que ne le laisse penser le droit consulaire moderne. Par exemple, lorsque le consul Annibale de Rossetti, en Egypte, dut trancher un litige entre deux commercants allemands, il fut depasse par la situation. De Rossetti ne connaissait ni l'allemand, ni le droit qu'il etait cense appliquer. Les consuls modernes reagissent souvent avec incredulite en apprenant que leurs predecesseurs exercaient a la fois les fonctions de juges, d'autorites reglementaires et d'huissiers de justice. De volume reunit des contributions portant sur l'histoire des roles et fonctions juridiques des consulats, de l'Amerique a la Chine, depuis leurs origins au Moyen Age jusqu'au consulat moderne.