所谓治外法权 ,是指国与国之间彼此授予对方外交官员的特权 ,包括人身、住所的不可侵犯 ;不受当地司法、行政的管辖 ;免除捐税、服役等。然而在半殖民地半封建社会的旧中国 ,帝国主义列强通过不平等条约攫取的单向的治外法权 ,却变成了牢牢套在中国人民头上的枷锁。1843年 7月 The so-called extra-judicial authority refers to the privilege granted by each country to each other’s diplomatic officials, including the inviolability of individuals and residences. It is not subject to the jurisdiction of the local judiciary and administration; it is exempt from taxation and military service. However, in the old semi-colonial and semi-feudal society in China, the one-way extraterritorial authority seized by the imperialist powers through the unequal treaties turned into a yoke firmly on the Chinese people. July 1843