Professor Sir (Donald) Neil MacCormick QC (Hon), FBA, FRSE, is the current Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh, where he also holds a personal Leverhulme Research Professorship. He is a vice-president of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and a renowned legal philosopher. Neil MacCormick courtesy of the SNP. Taken from http://www. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ... Fellows of the British Academy (FBA). ... The Royal Society of Edinburghs Building on the corner of George St. ... Regius Professorships are Royal Professorships at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Dublin, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Philosophy of law is a branch of philosophy and jurisprudence which studies basic questions about law and legal systems, such as what is the law?, what are the criteria for legal validity?, what is the relationship between law and morality?, and many other similar questions. ...

Biography

Born May 27, 1941, he is the son of one of the SNP's founders, John MacCormick. He read for an M.A. in Philosophy and English Literature at the University of Glasgow, before benefiting from a Snell Exhibition and taking the B.A. in Jurisprudence at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1982 he was awarded the research degree of LL.D. by Edinburgh. In 1999 MacCormick was appointed Queen's Counsel 'honoris causa', and was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, 2001, in recognition of services to scholarship in Law. In 2004 he was a recipient of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Royal Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... John MacDonald MacCormick, 1904 - 1961, lawyer and Scottish Nationalist. ... Master of Theology (MTh) Dentistry Nursing Affiliations Russell Group, Universitas 21 Website http://www. ... The Snell Exhibition is an annual post-graduate scholarship awarded by Balliol College, Oxford and its recipients are referred to as Snell Exhibitioners. ... College name Balliol College Named after John de Balliol Established 1263 Sister College St Johns Master Andrew Graham JCR President Jack Hawkins Undergraduates 403 MCR President Chelsea Payne Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ...

Academia

MacCormick was a lecturer in Jurisprudence at the University of St Andrews (Queen's College, Dundee) from 1965-67. Following this, he was a fellow and tutor in Jurisprudence, Balliol College, Oxford 1968-1972, and thereafter has held his current position as Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at Edinburgh University. He also held the position of Dean of Law Faculty between 1973-76 and was sometime Vice-Principal for International Affairs. St Marys College Bute Medical School St Leonards College[5][6] Affiliations 1994 Group Website http://www. ... The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...

Professor MacCormick is scheduled to retire from Edinburgh University on 1st February 2008 after completing 36 years as Professor (and later Senior Professor) there. He was accorded with the honour of a series of lectures in his name by the University's School of Law, and delivered the School of Law's opening Tercentenary Lecture, introduced by former Lord President Lord Cullen, on 18th January 2007. The University of Edinburgh School of Law, founded 1707, is a school within the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, dedicated to research and teaching in law. ... William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, PC (born 18 November 1935), is Scotlands most senior judge. ...

Political career

He was a Scottish Member of the European Parliament, for the SNP, elected in 1999, taking a leave of absence from the University of Edinburgh. Professor MacCormick was a member of the Convention on the Future of Europe from 2002–3, drafting the proposed Constitutional Treaty for the European Union. He was voted Scottish Euro MP of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2003 at the Scottish Politician of the Year Awards, and retired from elected office in 2004 to complete his Leverhulme Research Professorship at Edinburgh. Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... The European Convention, sometimes known as the Convention on the Future of Europe, was a body established by the European Council in December 2001 as a result of the Laeken Declaration. ... Scottish Politician of the Year is an annual award established in 1999. ...

Academic works

MacCormick has written numerous journal articles and books, concentrating both on Law in a European context and the philosophy of law. Works such as Legal Right and Social Democracy: Essays in Legal and Political Philosophy (1984), Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory (1978), Rhetoric and The Rule of Law (2005) and Institutions of Law (2007) all convey his particular brand of political philosophy. Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory answers many of the Dworkinian critiques of the Hartian conception of law, and it is seen by some as showing a middle ground between the two. Ronald Dworkin (born 1931) is an American legal philosopher, and currently professor of Jurisprudence at University College London and the New York University School of Law. ... H. L. A. Hart (Herbert Lionel Adolphus Hart) (1907-1992) is widely regarded as the most important English-speaking legal philosopher of the twentieth century. ...

External links

• Professor MacCormick's home page at the Law School, University of Edinburgh