| Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Japan | |
|---|---|
| 横浜英国領事裁判所 | |
| Established | January 1, 1879 |
| Dissolved | 1900 |
| Location | British Consulate General Yokohama |
| Authorised by | British extraterritorial jurisdiction |
| Appeals to | British Supreme Court for China and Japan |
| Number of positions | 1 |
The British Court for Japan (formally Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Japan) was a court established in Yokohama in 1879 to try cases against British subjects in Japan, under the principles of extraterritoriality. The court also heard appeals from British consular courts in Japan.[1] Appeals from the British Court for Japan lay to the British Supreme Court for China and Japan based in the Shanghai International Settlement.