The Law Affecting Foreigners in Egypt

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Excerpt from The Law Affecting Foreigners in Egypt: As the Result of the CapitulationsThe interest which is at present centred in Egypt would, under normal circumstances, justify the discussion of the early history and development of the Capitulations, but since the publication of Lord Cromer's 1 proposals for the modification of the system of justice and legislation, at present in force in reference to foreigners resident in Egypt, the subject has assumed an enhanced importance. Readers of Lord Milner's England in Egypt are already familiar with the system of paradox which prevails in Egypt, but, even among the resident Europeans, there are few who fully understand the extent of complication which exists in the Egyptian legislative and judicial systems, at least in so far as they affect foreigners. This system has now become so complicated that it threatens to prevent useful legislation, and already, too frequently, ends in a denial of justice. The system is a product of the Capitulations. This being generally admitted, it is frequently asked, Why, then, are the Capitulations not abolished? They are not abolished because they contain certain valuable privileges which alone make it possible for Euro peans to live in security within the territories of Egypt. Abuses, which may be traced directly to the Capitulations, undoubtedly exist, but they also contain certain essential privileges. It would be madness for the foreigners to abandon their existing privileges without any adequate safeguards being provided to obviate a recurrence of these evils, which the Capitulations are intended to prevent. 2 Abolition is out of the question, but modification would be alike beneficial to the indigenous population and the foreigner resident in Egypt. When we have traced the origin and develop ment of the Capitulations we Shall be better able to describe the present legal position of foreigners, which exists as a result of these Capitulations, and also to consider in what way this system may be modified.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.