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The Demand for Extraterritoriality: Religious Minorities in Nineteenth-Century Egypt

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  • Saleh, Mohamed
  • Artunc, Cihan

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The transplantation of European legal systems in the periphery often occurred via semi-colonial institutions, where Europeans were subject to their own jurisdictions that placed them outside the reach of local courts. In nineteenth-century Egypt, extraterritoriality was extended to local non-Muslims, who could acquire the legal protection of a European polity. Drawing on Egypt’s population censuses in 1848 and 1868, we show that locals did not seek extraterritoriality to place themselves under more efficient jurisdictions. Rather, legal protection mitigated uncertainty about which law would apply to any contractual relationship in an environment where multiple legal systems co-existed and overlapped.

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  • Saleh, Mohamed & Artunc, Cihan, 2021. "The Demand for Extraterritoriality: Religious Minorities in Nineteenth-Century Egypt," CEPR Discussion Papers 16431, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:16431
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    Keywords

    Legal pluralism; Extraterritoriality; Protégé; Non-muslim minorities; Middle east;
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    JEL classification:

    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East

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