British Supreme Court for China
The British Supreme Court for China 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.
British Supreme Court for China Building, Shanghai
Signing of the Treaty of Nanking
Signing of the Treaty of Tientsin
Hong Kong Supreme Court building, 1915
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement originated from the merger in the year 1863 of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdiction under the terms of unequal treaties agreed by both parties. These treaties were abrogated in 1943.
Nanking Road, Shanghai, within the International Settlement.
Shanghai tram, 1920s.
Boundary Stone of the Shanghai International Settlement.
The Bund, 1928.