page_title: British Supreme Court for China
hierarchical_section_title: British Supreme Court for China
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the former British Supreme Court for China Building in the old British Consulate Compound in Shanghai
context_page_description: 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.
  The court also heard appeals from consular courts in China, Japan and Korea and from the British Court for Japan which was established in 1879.
context_section_description: The British Supreme Court for China (originally the British Supreme Court for China and Japan) 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.
  The court also heard appeals from consular courts in China, Japan and Korea and from the British Court for Japan which was established in 1879.
caption: British Supreme Court for China Building, Shanghai
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