Sir Francis Geoffrey Jacobs (born 8 June 1939)
is a British
jurist
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who served as
Advocate General at the
Court of Justice of the European Communities
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from October 1988 to January 2006. He was educated at the
City of London School
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, and
Christ Church, Oxford
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, where he read
Mods and Greats (
Classics
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), and
Nuffield College, Oxford
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, where he read for a
DPhil
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in
Law
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. He practised as a barrister from
Fountain Court Chambers
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The present Head of ...
in London. Jacobs has served as an official with the Secretariat of the
European Commission of Human Rights
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From 1954 to the entry into force of Protocol 11 to the European Convention on Human Rights, individuals did not have direct access to the European Court of Hu ...
, Professor of
European Law
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at the
University of London
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and Director of the Centre of European Law for
King's College London School of Law
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. He is visiting professor at the
College of Europe
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. He was appointed a
Privy Councillor
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in December 2005.
On 4 December 2007, Jacobs was elected President of Missing Children Europe, the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children.
Missing Children Europe: European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children
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He was President of the European Law Institute
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from 2011 to 2013.
He married in 1975 (as his second wife) Susan Cox, granddaughter of Michael Gordon Clark; they have three daughters and one son. He has one son by an earlier marriage.
See also
*List of members of the European Court of Justice
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List of cases
Cas
C-251/95
Sabel BV v Puma AG, Rudolf Dassler Sport
*Cas
C-412/93
''Leclerc-Siplec'' 995
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Events
By place
Japan
* 17 May - Fujiwara no Michitaka (imperial regent) dies.
* 3 June: Fujiwara no ...
ECR I-00179
*Cas
C-34-36/95
''De Agostini'' 997
Year 997 (Roman numerals, CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Japan
* 1 February: Empress Teishi gives birth to Princess Shushi - she is the first ...
ECR-I 3843
*Cas
C-409/95
''Marschall v Land Nordrhein Westfalen
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Facts
Marschall was a teacher. He applied for promotion and did not get it and a woman did. The school's rules allowed for p ...
'' 997
Year 997 (Roman numerals, CMXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Japan
* 1 February: Empress Teishi gives birth to Princess Shushi - she is the first ...
ECR I-06363
*Cas
C-405/98
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ECR-I 1795
Notes
Further reading
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1939 births
Living people
Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
Alumni of Nuffield College, Oxford
Academics of King's College London
Academic staff of the College of Europe
Fellows of King's College London
English King's Counsel
Advocates General of the European Court of Justice
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Lawyers awarded knighthoods
People educated at the City of London School
Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
British officials of the European Union
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