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Charles S. Lobingier
Charles Sumner Lobingier (April 30, 1866 – April 28, 1956) was an American jurist who served as a judge of the Philippine Court of First Instance (now the Regional Trial Court) from 1904 to 1914 and as Judge of the United States Court for China in Shanghai International Settlement, Shanghai from 1914 to 1924. He was also the author of a number of books on international and comparative law. Early life and education Lobingier's paternal grandparents settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s, but Charles was born in Lanark, Illinois on April 30, 1866. He graduated from high school in Hebron, Nebraska, and he also taught school in that area before entering the University of Nebraska in 1884. Initially, he spent a year at the university's Latin School, where he was a classmate of Roscoe Pound. At the University of Nebraska Lobingier earned an AB degree in 1888 (with Honors and election to Phi Beta Kappa), an AM in 1892 and an Master of Laws, LLM in 1894. He was admitted to the Nebra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Court For China
The United States Court for China was a United States district court that had extraterritorial jurisdiction over U.S. citizens in China. It existed from 1906 to 1943 and had jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, with appeals taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Consular courts prior to establishment of court Extraterritorial jurisdiction in China was first granted to the United States by the Treaty of Wanghia upon ratification in 1845, followed by the Treaty of Tientsin ratified in 1860. Under the treaties, cases against US citizens were tried in US consular courts, while cases against Chinese nationals were tried in Chinese courts. Consuls had jurisdiction in the following matters: :* criminal cases where the punishment for the offense charged did not exceed a $100 fine or 60 days imprisonment, from which there was no appeal; :* criminal cases where the punishment for the offense charged did not exceed a $500 fine or 90 days impriso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
