| His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China | |
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| 英國在華最高法院／大英按察使司衙門 | |
 British Supreme Court for China Building, Shanghai | |
| Established | September 1, 1865 |
| Dissolved | May 20, 1943 |
| Jurisdiction | China (1865–1943) Japan (1865–1899) Korea (1884–1910) |
| Location | No. 33, The Bund Shanghai International Settlement |
| Authorised by | British extraterritorial jurisdiction |
| Appeals to | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (to 1925) Full court (from 1925) |
| Number of positions | Two: Chief Judge and Assistant Judge |
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| Traditional Chinese | 英國在華最高法院 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 英国在华最高法院 | ||||||||
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The British Supreme Court for China (originally the British Supreme Court for China and Japan) was a court established in the Shanghai International Settlement to try cases against British subjects in China, Japan and Korea under the principles of extraterritoriality.
The court also heard appeals from consular courts in China, Japan and Korea and from the British Court for Japan which was established in 1879.[1]
- ^ "Supreme Court of China and Japan, establishment". The North China Herald. Shanghai. 29 July 1865. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.