Professorship of Law (1973)

The Professorship of Law (1973) is a vacant senior professorship in law at the University of Cambridge.[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]

Professorship of Law (1973)
Incumbent None (since 30 September 2019)
Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge
Style	Professor
Type	Professorship
Residence	University of Cambridge
Appointer	The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Law (1973), chaired by the Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge or his Deputy
Constituting instrument	Chapter XI, Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge[1]
Formation	1973
Salary	£71,404–£186,919[2]

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]

Professors of Law

Name	From	To
Unknown	1973	2001
John Bell	2001	2019
Vacant	2019	Present

See also

• Rouse Ball Professor of English Law
• Regius Professor of Civil Law (Cambridge)
• Whewell Professor of International Law
• Sir David Williams Professor of Public Law

References

1. https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/so/pdfs/2016/Cambridge-Statutes-and-Ordinances-2016.pdf
2. https://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/files/single_salary_spine_as_at_1_august_2019.pdf
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.