Hugh Collins, (born 21 June 1953) is
emeritus
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Vinerian Professor of English Law
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at the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
and a fellow of
All Souls College
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. He retains the former title as emeritus after
Timothy Endicott Timothy Endicott (born 9 July 1960) is a Canadian legal scholar and philosopher specializing in constitutional law and language and law. He is the Vinerian Professor of English Law in the University of Oxford, and Fellow of All Souls College, Unive ...
took up the professorship on 1 July 2020.
Until 2013, Collins was the Professor of
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, bee ...
and former Head of the Law Department at the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 milli ...
. He was until 2013 the general editor for the ''
Modern Law Review
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'', the most widely read British academic law journal. Collins was educated at
Pembroke College,
Oxford
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(later teaching at
Brasenose College
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...
) and
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.
Each cla ...
before joining the LSE in 1991.
Having a background in
commercial law
Commercial law, also known as mercantile law or trade law, is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and business engaged in commerce, merchandising, trade, and sales. It is often considered to be a bra ...
and
contract law
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tran ...
, Collins' most recent work has been focused on
employment law
Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...
and the possibility of regulating contracts for competitiveness and efficiency.
The LSE Law Department was rated first in the
Research Assessment Exercise
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of 2008 while under Professor Collins' leadership.
In 2009–10 he was based in New York as Global Visiting Professor of Law at
NYU
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, t ...
.
Publications
*''European Civil Code: The Way Forward'' (2008)
*(with
Keith Ewing and
Aileen McColgan) ''Labour Law, Text, Cases and Materials'' (2005) Hart Publishing
*''Employment Law'' (2003) Clarendon
*''Contract law: Law in Context'' (2003) Butterworths
*''Regulating Contracts'' (1999) Oxford University Press
*''Justice in Dismissal'' (1992) Oxford University Press
*''Marxism and Law'' (1982) Oxford University Press
Notes
COLLINS, Prof. Hugh Graham ''Who's Who 2015'', A & C Black, 2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
External links
eBook versionof Regulating Contracts
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1953 births
Living people
British legal scholars
Harvard Law School alumni
Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
Academics of the London School of Economics
Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford
Vinerian Professors of English Law
New York University School of Law faculty
Fellows of the British Academy