Acknowledgements List of Maps and Tables Note on Personal and Place Names Note on Currency Abbreviations British Foreign Secretaries and Diplomatic Representatives in Tokyo and Beijing, 1883–1914 Preface 1. Britain Arrives in Korea 2. Administration of Extraterritoriality: The People Ministers and Chargés d’Affaires Consuls-General Vice-Consuls and Assistants Constables Judges Crown Advocates Lawyers Assessors and juries 3. Statutory Background to the Exercise of Consular Jurisdiction Relationship with local law and regulations 4. The Courts: Administration and Caseload The Courts Reconciliation and arbitration Caseload 5. Criminal Cases Jurisdiction and appeals Prosecutions Gaols Deportation 6. Civil Cases Jurisdiction and appeals Civil claims Civil status Exclusivity Registration Marriages Deaths, burials and inquests Probate and administration 7. The Sea Naval Courts of Enquiry Extraterritoriality and belligerents’ rights in wartime 8. The Bethell Cases 9. The Joly Case 10. British Claims Against Koreans Assaults and other criminal acts Debt claims Mining concessions General protection of Treaty rights 11. British Protection of Other Foreigners and Koreans Protection of Chinese interests, 1894 –1899 Protection of Italian interests, 1889 –1901 and 1906–1910 Koreans seeking British protection 12. The End of Extraterritoriality 13. Chemulpo and Other Foreign Settlements 14. Conclusion