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Downing Professor Of The Laws Of England
The Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The professorship was originally attached solely to Downing College (although the Professor undertook University activities). In the early 20th Century, for financial reasons, this professorship, together with the Downing Professor of Medicine, was severed from the College. The original electors of the chair were the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and the masters of the colleges of Clare, St John's and Downing. In 1788 Edward Christian, brother of Fletcher Christian, was appointed to the post prior to its official creation 12 years later. The current holder is Lionel Smith, who was elected to the position in 2022. Downing professors # Edward Christian (1788/1800) # Thomas Starkie (1823) # Andrew Amos (1849) # William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.121 billion (including colleges) , budget = £2.308 billion (excluding colleges) , chancellor = The Lord Sainsbury of Turville , vice_chancellor = Anthony Freeling , students = 24,450 (2020) , undergrad = 12,850 (2020) , postgrad = 11,600 (2020) , city = Cambridge , country = England , campus_type = , sporting_affiliations = The Sporting Blue , colours = Cambridge Blue , website = , logo = University of Cambridge log ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Amos (lawyer)
Andrew Amos (1791 – 18 April 1860) was a British lawyer and professor of law. Early life and education Amos was born in 1791 in India, where his father, James Amos, a Russian merchant, of Devonshire Square, London, who had travelled there, had married Cornelia Bonté, daughter of a Swiss general officer in the Dutch service. The family was Scottish, and took its name in the time of the Covenanters. Andrew Amos was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow, after graduating as fifth wrangler in 1813. Legal career Amos was called to the bar by the Middle Temple and joined the Midland circuit, where he soon acquired a reputation for rare legal learning, and his personal character secured him a large arbitration practice. On 1 August 1826, he married Margaret, daughter of the Rev. William Lax, Lowndean Professor of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. Within the next eight years Amos became auditor of Trinity College, Cambridge; recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1800 Establishments In England
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * 18 (film), ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * Eighteen (film), ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (Dragon Ball), 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * 18 (Moby album), ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * 18 (Nana Kitade album), ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * ''18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * 18 (5 Seconds of Summer song), "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * 18 (One Direction song), "18" (One Direction song), from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Law
English law is the common law legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures. Principal elements of English law Although the common law has, historically, been the foundation and prime source of English law, the most authoritative law is statutory legislation, which comprises Acts of Parliament, regulations and by-laws. In the absence of any statutory law, the common law with its principle of ''stare decisis'' forms the residual source of law, based on judicial decisions, custom, and usage. Common law is made by sitting judges who apply both statutory law and established principles which are derived from the reasoning from earlier decisions. Equity is the other historic source of judge-made law. Common law can be amended or repealed by Parliament. Not being a civil law system, it has no comprehensive codification. However, most of its criminal law has been codified from its common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of The Humanities And Social Sciences, University Of Cambridge
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary may be availab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professorships At The University Of Cambridge
Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank. In most systems of academic ranks, "professor" as an unqualified title refers only to the most senior academic position, sometimes informally known as "full professor". In some countries and institutions, the word "professor" is also used in titles of lower ranks such as associate professor and assistant professor; this is particularly the case in the United States, where the unqualified word is also used colloquially to refer to associate and assistant professors as well. This usage would be considered incorrect among other academic communities. However, the otherwise unqualified title "Professor" designated with a capital letter nearly always refers to a full professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Worthington
Dame Sarah Elizabeth Worthington, (''née'' Monks; born 18 February 1955) is a British legal scholar, barrister, and Deputy High Court Judge in the Chancery Division, specialising in company law, commercial law, and equity. From 2011 to 2022, she was the Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge. She is Treasurer of the British Academy and a trustee of the British Museum. Early life and education The then Sarah Monks was born on 18 February 1955 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England. Her parents moved soon after her birth to Uganda, and then to Kenya, where she lived until she was 8 years old. They then moved to Australia. She studied natural science and mathematics at the Australian National University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1974. From 1975 to 1976, she was a doctoral candidate at the University of Queensland, undertaking cancer research; she left without completing. In 1977, while training to be a teacher, she com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Baker (legal Historian)
Sir John Hamilton Baker, KC, LLD, FBA, FRHistS (born 10 April 1944) is an English legal historian. He was Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge from 1998 to 2011. Biography Baker was born in Sheffield, the son of Kenneth Lee Vincent and Marjorie Baker (''née'' Bagshaw). He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, and University College London (LLB, PhD). He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1966 and was elected an Honorary Bencher in 1988. His first academic post was as an Assistant Lecturer in Law at University College London, in 1965. In 1967 he was promoted to Lecturer, and in 1971 moved to the University of Cambridge. There he was Librarian of the Squire Law Library until 1973, and became a Fellow of St Catharine's College. His rooms were above the Sherlock Library until his retirement. In 1973 Baker became a lecturer in Law at University of Cambridge. He was appointed Reader in English Legal History at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Jones (lawyer)
Gareth Hywel Jones, QC, FBA (10 November 1930 – 2 April 2016) was a British academic and longtime fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge. Biography Jones was born in 1930 in Tylorstown, in the Rhondda. He was educated at the Rhondda County School for Boys, University College London, St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Harvard College. He became a teaching fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1961, becoming Senior Tutor in 1972, and was appointed Downing Professor of the Laws of England in 1974. Jones was Vice-Master of Trinity from 1986 to 1992, and from 1996 to 1999. He is a fellow of the British Academy. He became a foreign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1991. Jones was the co-author of '' Goff & Jones, The Law of Restitution'' and, with Robert Goff, the acknowledged father of English restitution The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery, in which a court orders the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Meredith Jackson
Richard Meredith Jackson, FBA (19 August 1903 – 8 May 1986) was a British jurist and legal scholar. He was educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University. He became a Fellow of St John's College and Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge from 1966 to 1970, he devoted his academic career to the study of the administration of justice. One of his most important books was ''The Machinery of Justice in England'', first published in 1940 and now in its eighth edition.Stevens, Robert Bocking (January 1969) "''The Machinery of Justice in England'' by R. M. Jackson" '' Harvard Law Review'', Vol. 82, No. 3, pp. 718–723. Retrieved via JSTOR 12 June 2016 .British AcademyBritish Academy Fellows, Record for: Jackson, Professor Richard (19/08/1903-08/05/1986) Retrieved 14 June 2016.Wilson, Geoffrey (March 1990) "Review: ''Jackson's Machinery of Justice'' by J. R. Spencer" ''The Cambridge Law Journal'', Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 141–145. Retrieved via ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emlyn Capel Stewart Wade
Emlyn Capel Stewart Wade (31 August 1895 – 28 April 1978) was a British constitutional law scholar. He was Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge from 1945 to 1962. Biography The son of Charles Stewart Douglas Wade, Wade was educated at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he took Firsts in both parts of the Law Tripos. During the First World War he served with the Royal Garrison Artillery with the British Salonika Force. In 1920 he was elected a scholar of Gonville and Caius College, and won the Whewell Scholarship in International Law in 1922. He was then called to the bar at the Inner Temple. Wade practised at the bar in London and Newscastle, and lectured in Law Armstrong College, Durham (now Newcastle University), becoming its Vice-Principal in 1924 and Principal in 1926. In 1928 he returned to Cambridge as a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and university lecturer. In 1931 he retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Dexter Hazeltine
Harold Dexter Hazeltine, FBA (1871–1960) was an American legal scholar. Early life and education Born on 18 November 1871 at Warren, Pennsylvania, he was the son of a banker and attended Brown University (graduating with an AB degree in 1894) and Harvard Law School (where he earned the LLB in 1898). At Harvard, he grew increasingly interested in legal history. He then studied at the University of Berlin and completed a doctoral dissertation; he was awarded the degree of '' juris utriusque doctor'' (JUD) in 1905.J. H. Baker"Hazeltine, Harold Dexter" ''The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, September 2004). Retrieved 19 October 2019.''Columbia University Quarterly'', vol. 14 (1912), p. 425. Career In 1906, he was appointed lecturer in law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1906 and was acquainted with F. W. Maitland, after whose death that year the post of Reader in Law at the University of Cambridge became vacant. In 1908, Haz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
