John Millar Professor of Law explained

Post:John Millar Chair
Body:Law
Incumbent:Adam Tomkins
Formation:1985
Named For:John Millar
First:Thomas Bates
Notable:Martin Loughlin
Tony Prosser
Website:www.law.gla.ac.uk

The John Millar Chair of Law is a Professorship in Law at the University of Glasgow. It was founded in 1985 in honour of John Millar, the Scottish philosopher and Regius Professor of Law at the university from 1761 to 1800.[1]

History

The current holder of the chair is Adam Tomkins, a leading constitutional scholar and noted republican, who has published several widely used textbooks in the areas of Public Law and Law and Government. He was preceded by Tony Prosser, an authority on Public and European Law and now Professor of Public Law at the University of Bristol.[2] Before Prosser, the chair was held by Martin Loughlin, now Professor of Public Law and head of the Department of Law at the London School of Economics.[3]

Holders

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law (John Millar Chair). University of Glasgow. 10 April 2008. 18 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Tony Prosser. University of Bristol. 18 March 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100407085026/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/aboutus/law-school-staff/person-details.html?personKey=89ad47zzJTrwNyRZ7x70yBUrkOKJoo. 7 April 2010. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Martin Loughlin. London School of Economics. 18 March 2010.