Professor of Law (Cambridge)

Professorship of Law (1973)
Incumbent
None
(since 30 September 2019)
Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
StyleProfessor
TypeProfessorship
ResidenceUniversity of Cambridge
AppointerThe Board of Electors to the Professorship of Law (1973), chaired by the Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge or his Deputy
Constituting instrumentChapter XI, Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge[1]
Formation1973
Salary£71,404–£186,919[2]

The Professorship of Law is a permanently-established professorship in law at the University of Cambridge, founded in 1973.[3] It is not linked to any particular field of law, and its most recent holder was the English legal comparativist, John Bell.[4] Bell now holds the title Emeritus Professor of Law (1973).[5]

Its holders are chosen based on an outstanding teaching and research record of international stature in their field of scholarship, their commitment to building a leading research presence, the ability to further the academic planning and strategic development of law at the university, the ability to work with other teachers and students, and their enthusiasm towards training the next generation of researchers.[6]

The university has also established a number of other Professorships of Law for single tenures (i.e. as personal chairs), for specific individuals.

  1. ^ University of Cambridge: Single Salary Spine as at 1st August 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-27
  2. ^ Statutes and ordinances of the University of Cambridge and passages from acts of Parliament relating to the University. Retrieved 2023-12-27
  3. ^ "History of the Faculty | Faculty of Law". Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020. The other established chairs in the Faculty are: the Whewell (International Law, 1867), the Rouse Ball (English Law, 1927), the Wolfson (Criminology, 1959), the Arthur Goodhart Visiting Professorship (1971), the Professorship of Law (1973), the S.J. Berwin (Corporate Law, 1991), the Herchel Smith Professorship of Intellectual Property Law (1993), and the Professorship of European Law (1994).
  4. ^ "Professor John Bell FBA". The British Academy. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  5. ^ "Professor John Bell | Faculty of Law". www.law.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. ^ "The Professorship of Law (1973)" (PDF). Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.