The Dutch in the Levant -- The Dutch Consular Court of Izmir -- The adjudication of commercial disputes within the Dutch community -- Intra-European litigation -- Ottomans at the Dutch Consular Court -- Conclusion.
Summary
"The book challenges the idea of a universal 'law merchant', to replace it with a more nuanced analysis that centralizes the interplay between informal merchant custom, as advocated by traders and judges alike, and formal procedural legislation, drawn mostly from Roman law, in the resolution of mercantile disputes"-- Provided by publisher.
