Emily Meg Jackson, (born 28 December 1966) is a British

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who specialises in

medical law Medical law is the branch of law which concerns the prerogatives and responsibilities of medical professionals and the rights of the patient. It should not be confused with medical jurisprudence, which is a branch of medicine, rather than a br ...

. She has been Professor of Law at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

since 2007 and head of its Law Department since 2012. She has previously researched or lectured at the

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, University of Oxford, at

St Catharine's College, Cambridge St Catharine's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. The college is nicknamed "Catz". The colle ...

, at

Birkbeck College, University of London Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' ...

, and at

Queen Mary, University of London Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and formerly Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of London. Today, ...

Early life and education

Jackson was born on 28 December 1966 in London, England, to Douglas and Lesley Jackson. She was educated at

Bushey Meads School Bushey Meads School (also known as "BMS") is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. The school forms part of the Bushey St James Trust, in partnership with Little Reddings ...

, a

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secondary school in

Bushey Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It had a population of 25,328 in the 2011 census, rising to 28,416 in the 2021 census, an increase of 12.19%. This makes Bushey the second most populated town ...

, Hertfordshire. She studied

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values ...

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, 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 l ...

, and graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1989.

Academic career

After graduating from university, Jackson began her career as a research officer at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, a

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of the

, University of Oxford. In 1991, she was elected a

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and appointed a lecturer in law. She then moved to

Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public research university located in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. Established in 1823 as the London Mechanics' ...

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where she was a lecturer in law from 1993 to 1997. In 1998, she joined the

for the first time having been appointed as a senior lecturer in law. From 2004 to 2007, Jackson was

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of Medical Law at

. She was appointed Professor of Law at the London School of Economics in 2007 and Head of the Law Department in 2012. Jackson has held a number of appointments outside of her university work. From 2003 to 2012, she was a member of the

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom. It is a statutory body that regulates and inspects all clinics in the Unite ...

; she served as its deputy chair from 2008 to 2012. Since 2005, she has been a member of the Medical Ethics Committee of the

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. Since 2011, she has been a member of the Medical Research Council's Ethics and Public Involvement Committee. Since 2012, she has been a member of the Ethics Committee of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

. In 2013, she was a member of the Department of Health's Independent Panel led by

Julia Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger, Baroness Neuberger, (; born 27 February 1950) is a British rabbi and politician. She was the second woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the UK and the first to lead a synagogue. Neuberger was made a life peer in 20 ...

that reviewed the

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. Since February 2014, she has been a member of the

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Honours

In July 2016, Jackson was elected a

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(FBA), the UK's

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for the humanities and the social sciences. She was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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for services to higher education.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Emily 1966 births Living people British legal scholars Scholars of medical law Fellows of the British Academy People educated at Bushey Meads School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Academics of the University of Oxford Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Academics of the London School of Economics Officers of the Order of the British Empire