Skinner Turner
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Sir Skinner Turner was a British judge who served in Kenya, Uganda, Siam and China. His last position was as the Chief Judge of the British Supreme Court for China from 1921 to 1927.
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Turner (second from right) at Armistice Day parade in Shanghai, 1924
Extraterritoriality
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Extraterritoriality or exterritoriality is a term of doctrine used in law, particularly international law, to denote the circumstance of either being exempt from "foreign" laws or the application of f
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…appointed Judge of the British Court for Siam, replacing acting judge Hiram Parkes Wilkinson. In 1909, on conclusion of the treaty partially bringing extraterritoriality to an end between Siam and Great Britain, he was lent to the Siamese Government as legal adviser. In this role, he sat on the Siamese Court of Appeal…
Plaque on an external wall of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Rome) indicating its extraterritorial status
A hearing of the International Mixed Court at Shanghai, c. 1905
José Martí Park in Tampa, Florida, was donated to Cuba in 1956.