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The John Millar Chair of Law is a
Professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...
ship in Law at the
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. It was founded in 1985 in honour of John Millar, the Scottish philosopher and Regius Professor of Law at the university from 1761 to 1800.


History

The current holder of the chair is
Adam Tomkins Adam Tomkins (born 28 June 1969) is a British academic and politician who is the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament ...
, a leading constitutional scholar and noted republican, who has published several widely used textbooks in the areas of Public Law and Law and Government. He was preceded by
Tony Prosser James Anthony William Prosser (born 3 May 1954), usually known as Tony Prosser, is professor of public law at the University of Bristol, having previously been John Millar Professor of Law, at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on l ...
, an authority on Public and European Law and now Professor of Public Law at the
University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...
. Before Prosser, the chair was held by Martin Loughlin, now Professor of Public Law and head of the Department of Law at the
London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...
.


Holders

*2003 -
Adam Tomkins Adam Tomkins (born 28 June 1969) is a British academic and politician who is the John Millar Professor of Public Law at the University of Glasgow School of Law. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament ...
*1992 -
Tony Prosser James Anthony William Prosser (born 3 May 1954), usually known as Tony Prosser, is professor of public law at the University of Bristol, having previously been John Millar Professor of Law, at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on l ...
*1988 - Martin Loughlin *1985 - Thomas Bates


References


See also

* List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow *
University of Glasgow School of Law The School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws (''Legum Baccalaureus'', LLB), Master of Laws (''Iuris Vtriusque Magistrum'', LLM), LLM by Researc ...
*
Regius Chair of Law, Glasgow The Regius Chair of Law at the University of Glasgow was founded in December 1713 with an endowment by Queen Anne. (Its foundation is sometimes incorrectly dated to 1712, due to an error in Glasgow's ''Munimenta'', published in 1854. ) It is one ...
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Professorships in law 1985 establishments in Scotland