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Opening legations: Japan’s first resident minister and the diplomatic corps in Europe (2017)
Journal Article
This analysis shows how Japanese legations, first established in Europe during the 1870s, were not just symbolic gestures but played a key role in the Meiji government’s quest for international recognition. The concept of resident ambassador was unfa... Read More about Opening legations: Japan’s first resident minister and the diplomatic corps in Europe.
A Victorian Embarrassment: Consular Jurisdiction and the Evils of Extraterritoriality (2017)
Journal Article
In 1856, the Treaty of Paris nominally welcomed the Ottoman Empire into the Concert of Europe, but this exposed a deep fault line in international relations. Although the gesture implied full sovereign rights, it seemed incompatible with the extrater... Read More about A Victorian Embarrassment: Consular Jurisdiction and the Evils of Extraterritoriality.