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Birke Häcker
Birke Häcker (born 1977) is a German legal scholar. Since January 2023 she has been Professor for Civil Law, Common Law and Comparative Law at the University of Bonn and Director of the Institute for International Private Law and Comparative Law at the University of Bonn. From 2016 to 2022, she was the Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford and a Professorial Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. Early life and education Häcker was born in 1977.'HÄCKER, Prof. Birke', Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, Nov 201accessed 19 June 2017/ref> She studied law at Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 2001. She then studied at the University of Bonn, where she completed a Diplom-Jurist (Dipl-Jur) degree in 2004. That year, she also sat and passed the 1st German State Examination in Law. Having returned to Oxford, she completed her Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplom-Jurist
Diplom-Jurist (Dipl.-Jur.) is a master's-level law degree awarded by some German universities. Background Historically, German law students did not receive any academic degree upon completion of their curriculum. Instead, after usually four or five years of study, students would sit their First State Examination (Erstes Staatsexamen) in Law, which was administered by the ministry of justice of the respective state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ..., not the university. More recently, however, some universities have begun to award their students a Diplom-Jurist upon passing the First State Examination, in order to indicate the equivalence of the education to a master's degree in other disciplines. Role for the legal profession The "Diplom-Jurist" does not give the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Births
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Lionel Smith (legal Scholar)
Lionel Smith may refer to: * Lionel Smith (footballer) (1920–1980), English footballer * Lionel Mark Smith (1946–2008), American actor * Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet General Sir Lionel Smith, 1st Baronet (9 October 1778 – 2 January 1842) was a British diplomat, colonial administrator, and soldier. Life His mother was noted writer and feminist Charlotte Smith. His father was Benjamin Smith, and his pater ... (1778–1842), British diplomat, colonial administrator and soldier * Lionel Smith (athlete), New Zealand hurdler * Lionel Smith (legal scholar), Canadian legal scholar, incumbent Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford {{hndis, Smith, Lionel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linklaters
Linklaters LLP is a British multinational law firm, headquartered in London. Founded in 1838, it is one of the four ' Magic Circle' law firms known for their corporate and financial expertise. It currently employs about 3,100 lawyers in 31 offices across 21 countries. In financial year 2023-24, Linklaters reported revenues of £2.1 billion and average profits per equity partner of £1.9 million. In the UK, the firm has top-tier rankings across many practice areas, including corporate/M&A, capital markets, litigation, banking and finance, restructuring and insolvency, antitrust and tax. In 2021, Linklaters was ranked second for the number of FTSE 100 clients. For direct deals by institutional investors in the first half of 2016, Linklaters tied for first place. In the 2021 Global Law Firm Brand Index, Linklaters was named as having the world's fourth strongest brand. History Linklaters was founded in London in 1838 when John Linklater entered into a partnership with Julius Dod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Vogenauer
Stefan Vogenauer (born 1968 in Eutin) is a German legal scholar who is the director of the Max Planck Institute for European Legal History. He was previously Linklaters Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Oxford. References German legal scholars Living people 1968 births Linklaters Professors of Comparative Law Max Planck Institute directors Date of birth missing (living people) {{UK-academic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linklaters Professor Of Comparative Law
The Professorship of Comparative Law is a chair in law at the University of Oxford. The current holder of the chair is Lionel Smith. The chair was founded as the Professorship of Comparative Law in 1948 and was the first chair of comparative law created in the United Kingdom. The chair is linked with a Professorial Fellowship at Brasenose College, Oxford. In 2013, the chair was renamed from Professorship of Comparative Law to Linklaters Professorship of Comparative Law "in recognition of Linklaters' support for Law in Oxford". After the funding arrangement expired at the end of 2017, the chair reverted to its original name on 1 January 2018. List of Professors of Comparative Law Professor of Comparative Law * 1948 to 1964: F. H. Lawson * 1964 to 1971: Otto Kahn-Freund * 1971 to 1978: Barry Nicholas * 1979 to 1999: Bernard Rudden Linklaters Professor of Comparative Law * 2003 to 2015: Stefan Vogenauer Stefan Vogenauer (born 1968 in Eutin) is a German legal scholar who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifty-Pound Fellow
All Souls College (official name: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full members of the college's governing body). It has no student members, but each year, recent graduates are eligible to apply for a small number of examination fellowships through a competitive examination (once described as "the hardest exam in the world") and, for those shortlisted after the examinations, an interview.Is the All Souls College entrance exam easy now? , ''The Guardian'', 17 May 2010. The college entrance is on the north side of |
Senior Research Fellow
A research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a principal investigator. Research fellow positions vary in different countries and academic institutions. India In India, the position of research fellowship is provided to scholars from various streams like science, arts, literature, management and others. Research fellowships are funded by government academics, research institutes, and private companies. Research fellows research under the supervision of experienced faculty, professor, head of department, and Dean on two different posts known as Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and senior research fellow (SRF). Research organisations like ICAR, CSIR, UGC, ICMR recruit research fellows through National Eligibility Test. After the completion of pre-defined tenure, JRF can be consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct research. Comparison The table presents a broad overview of the traditional main systems, but there are universities which use a combination of those systems or other titles. Note that some universities in Commonwealth countries have adopted the American system in place of the Commonwealth system. Uses around the world Australia In Australia, the term lecturer may be used informally to refer to anyone who conducts lectures at a university or elsewhere, but formally refers to a specific academic rank. The academic ranks in Australia are similar to those in the UK, with the rank of associate professor roughly equivalent to reader in UK universities. The academic levels in Australia are (in ascending academic level): (A) associate lecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Research Associate
Research associates are researchers (scholars and professionals) that usually have an advanced degree beyond a Bachelor's degree such as a master's degree or a PhD. In some universities/research institutes, such as Harvard/Harvard Medical School/ Harvard School of Public Health, the candidate holds the degree of Ph.D. or possess training equivalent to that required for the Ph.D. In addition, the candidate must have demonstrated exceptional fitness in independent research. This position allows the candidate to enlarge professional network, get more experience, get publications, fellowships, grants to establish independence as a Principal Investigator (PI) or start looking for a more secure permanent job. It can advance to senior research associate (higher pay with more responsibilities equivalent to a PI), research scientist, senior research scientist, principal research scientist, and later head of research or equivalent. In contrast to a research assistant, a research associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Examination Fellow
All Souls College (official name: The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed, of Oxford) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full members of the college's governing body). It has no student members, but each year, recent graduates are eligible to apply for a small number of examination fellowships through a competitive examination (once described as "the hardest exam in the world") and, for those shortlisted after the examinations, an interview.Is the All Souls College entrance exam easy now? , ''The Guardian'', 17 May 2010. The college entrance is on the north side of |
