David John Ibbetson is a British legal academic. He has been Regius Professor of Civil Law at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

since 2000, and President of Clare Hall from 2013 to 2020. From 2009 until 2012 he served as the chairman of the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

Biography

David Ibbetson obtained his MA and PhD in Law at

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Corpus Christi College (full name: "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary", often shortened to "Corpus"), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century through to the early 19th centur ...

. In 1980, he became a Fellow and Tutor in Law at Magdalen College, Oxford. He returned to Corpus Christi in 2000, following his appointment as Regius Professor of Civil Law at the Faculty of Law in the

. He was elected to the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...

in 2003. In 2004 he became Warden of Leckhampton House, the College's site for postgraduate students. In August 2013 Ibbetson left Corpus Christi College when he became the eighth President of

Clare Hall, Cambridge Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1966 by Clare College, Clare Hall is a college for advanced study, admitting only postgraduate students alongside postdoctoral researchers and fellows. I ...

, succeeding

Sir Martin Harris Sir Martin Best Harris, (born 28 June 1944) is a British academic and former University Vice-Chancellor. Life and career He was born at Ruabon, Wales, the son of William Best Harris, afterwards City Librarian of Plymouth, and educated at Dev ...

. He was succeeded by Alan Short as head of Clare Hall in August 2020. Ibbetson is originally and primarily an English legal historian, but he is also expert in

Roman law Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (c. 449 BC), to the '' Corpus Juris Civilis'' (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Jus ...

and has written comparative works relating to the history of European law. Whilst he has published on a wide range of subjects, his focus has been on the historical relationship between English Common Law and the legal systems and legal thought of the rest of Europe.

Bibliography

*''Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History'' ditor(2009) *''Sir William Jones, Essay on the Law of Bailments'' ditor(2007) *''Common Law and Ius Commune (Selden Society)'' (2001) *''A Historical Introduction to the Law of Obligations'' (1999) *''The Roman Law Tradition'' ditor(1994)

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