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Cessation of Consular Jurisdiction

Name: Cessation of Consular Jurisdiction
Start: 1899-07-17
Location: Japan

When: 17 July 1899
Where: Japan
Part of: Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation takes effect

British consular courts in Japan ceased jurisdiction on the effective date, except for pending cases.

On 17 July 1899, the jurisdiction of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan, the British Court for Japan, and consular courts in each treaty port ceased. Pending cases were allowed to continue, but new cases fell under Japanese law.

Sources

Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce and Navigation Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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