Corps de droit ottoman
Contents
Contents
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Each book has a table of contents, as well as an introduction written in English. There is no index. Young provided explanatory notes for each category.

Volume I describes law relating to the courts and government, including immovable property.

Volume II describes law relating to the military, non\-Muslim [millets](/wiki/Millet_%28Ottoman_Empire%29 "Millet (Ottoman Empire)"), and public order.

Volume III describes foreign affairs, maritime affairs, and public health.

Hogarth wrote that the book highlights "the inferior position which British capital and enterprise hold in Turkey in comparison with the capital and enterprise of other nations, notably the French."Hogarth, p. 188\-189\.

Hogarth also stated "Whenever possible he puts in a good word for the existing *[régime](/wiki/R%C3%A9gime "Régime")* in Turkey" and that "It is obvious that (as he warns us in his preface) he has not said the whole truth in every case. Certain susceptibilities and interests have had to be considered."


How can one determine if a régime is 'good' or 'bad'?