List of University College London people in the Law
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University College London
(UCL) is one of two founding colleges of University of London
. UCL Faculty of Laws is considered as one of the top law schools in UK. People associated with the UCL Faculty of Laws, UCL attendees and alumni who have served in the Law are in this list.
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
(UCL) is one of two founding colleges of University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. UCL Faculty of Laws is considered as one of the top law schools in UK. People associated with the UCL Faculty of Laws, UCL attendees and alumni who have served in the Law are in this list.
International
- Taslim Olawale EliasTaslim Olawale EliasTaslim Olawale Elias was a Nigerian jurist. He was a former Chief Justice of Nigeria and a former President of the International Court of Justice. He also modernized and extensively revised the laws of Nigeria....
, UCL (BA, LLB, PhD): former President of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of JusticeThe International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands... - Hassan Bubacar JallowHassan Bubacar JallowHassan Bubacar Jallow is a Gambian lawyer, politician, and jurist and has been the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda since 2003....
: current Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for RwandaInternational Criminal Tribunal for RwandaThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
(ICTR) - Andrew CayleyAndrew CayleyAndrew Cayley is the International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia having been nominated by the Secretary General of the United Nations on 18 August 2009 and appointed by the King of Cambodia, His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, to that position on 27 November 2009...
, UCL (LLM): International Co-Prosecutor of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Cambodia - Riz MokalRiz MokalRiz Mokal is Senior Counsel at the World Bank and heads the Bank's Global Initiative on Insolvency and Creditor/Debtor Regimes. The Initiative has responsibility for ensuring the relevance and responsive to current circumstances of the Bank's...
, UCL (LLB, PhD): Senior Counsel of the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
Europe
- Terry Davis, UCL (LLB 1962): former Secretary General of the Council of EuropeSecretary General of the Council of EuropeThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years...
- Paul J. MahoneyPaul J. MahoneyPaul J. Mahoney is a British jurist and current and the first President of European Union Civil Service Tribunal.-Education:Mahoney studied law at Oxford University and received the Paul J. Mahoney (born 1946) is a British jurist and current (since 2005) and the first President of European Union...
, UCL (LLM 1969, Lecturer): current and first President of European Union Civil Service TribunalEuropean Union Civil Service TribunalThe European Union Civil Service Tribunal is a specialised tribunal within the Court of Justice of the European Union. It was established on 2 December 2005.-Legal basis:... - Christos RozakisChristos RozakisChristos Rozakis is a Greek judge, and currently the President of the Administrative Tribunal of the Council of Europe. He was formerly the first vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights...
, UCL (LLM 1970): first vice-president of the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece
UK domestic
- Farrer Herschell, UCL (BA): former Lord ChancellorLord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
- David YoungDavid Young, Baron Young of GraffhamDavid Ivor Young, Baron Young of Graffham, PC DL is a British Conservative politician and businessman.-Early life:Young is the elder son of a businessman who imported flour and later set up as a manufacturer of coats for children...
, UCL (LLB): former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, former Secretary of State for EmploymentSecretary of State for EmploymentThe Secretary of State for Employment was a position in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. In 1995 it was merged with Secretary of State for Education to make the Secretary of State for Education and Employment... - Digby Jones, UCL (LLB): former Minister of State for TradeMinister of State for TradeThe Minister of State for Trade is an executive position in the Government of the United Kingdom, in both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
- Thomas Edward ScruttonThomas Edward ScruttonSir Thomas Edward Scrutton was an English legal text-writer and judge.-Biography:Thomas Edward Scrutton was born in London, UK. He studied as a scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, then at University College London...
: former Lord Justice of AppealLord Justice of AppealA Lord Justice of Appeal is an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, and represents the second highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales-Appointment:... - Herbert Cozens-HardyHerbert Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-HardyHerbert Hardy Cozens-Hardy, 1st Baron Cozens-Hardy was a British politician and Master of the Rolls from 1907 until 1918.-Early life:...
: former Master of the RollsMaster of the RollsThe Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal... - George Jessel, UCL (BA, MA): former Master of the RollsMaster of the RollsThe Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England, known as the Master of the Rolls, is the second most senior judge in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. The Master of the Rolls is the presiding officer of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal...
- Harry WoolfHarry Woolf, Baron WoolfHarry Kenneth Woolf, Baron Woolf, PC, FBA, , born 2 May 1933, was Master of the Rolls from 1996 until 2000 and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 2000 until 2005. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 made him the first Lord Chief Justice to be President of the Courts of England and Wales...
: former Lord Chief Justice of England and WalesLord Chief Justice of England and WalesThe Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales is the head of the judiciary and President of the Courts of England and Wales. Historically, he was the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor, but that changed as a result of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005,... - Peter GoldsmithPeter Goldsmith, Baron GoldsmithPeter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, PC, QC , is a former Attorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland. On 22 June 2007, Goldsmith announced his resignation which took effect on 27 June 2007, the same day that prime minister, Tony Blair, stepped down. Goldsmith was the longest...
: former Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in... - Patricia ScotlandPatricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of AsthalPatricia Janet, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, QC is a British barrister, and served in many ministerial positions within the UK Government, most notably as the Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland.-Early life and career:Baroness Scotland was born in...
: former Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General for England and WalesHer Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown. Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales, the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in...
and Attorney General for Northern IrelandAttorney General for Northern IrelandThe Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly.... - Garry HartGarry Hart, Baron Hart of ChiltonGarry Hart, Baron Hart of Chilton , is a British Labour politician. From 1998 to 2007, he was Expert and then Special Adviser to the Lord Chancellor, first Lord Irvine of Lairg and then Lord Falconer of Thoroton....
: former Special Adviser to the Lord Chancellor - Margaret BoothMargaret Booth (judge)Dame Margaret Myfanwy Wood Booth, DBE is a retired British judge.In January 1979, she became the third woman to be appointed as a High Court judge. Like her predecessors, Elizabeth Lane and Rose Heilbron, she was assigned to the Family Division.She retired from judicial office in 1994...
: High Court judgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges... - Gavin Lightman, UCL (LLB, Fellow): High Court judgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges...
(Chancery Division) - Alfred WillsAlfred WillsSir Alfred Wills PC was a British High Court judge and a well-known mountaineer. He was the third President of the Alpine Club from 1863 to 1865.-Early life:...
: High Court judgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges... - Vincent Lloyd-JonesVincent Lloyd-JonesSir Vincent Lloyd-Jones was a Welshbarrister who later became a judge of the High Court.-Life:...
: High Court judgeHigh Court judgeA High Court judge is a judge of the High Court of Justice, and represents the third highest level of judge in the courts of England and Wales. High Court judges are referred to as puisne judges... - John BakerJohn Baker (legal historian)Sir John Hamilton Baker, QC, FBA, FRHistS, FBS is an English legal historian. He has been the Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge since 1988.-Biography:...
, UCL (LLB, PhD): Downing Professor of the Laws of EnglandDowning Professor of the Laws of EnglandThe Downing Professorship of the Laws of England is one of the senior professorships in law at the University of Cambridge.The chair was founded in 1800 as a bequest of Sir George Downing, the founder of Downing College, Cambridge. The professorship was originally attached solely to Downing College...
, University of Cambridge - Peter BirksPeter BirksPeter Birks QC was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He earned an LLM at University College, London...
: former Regius Professor of Civil LawRegius Professor of Civil LawRegius Professor of Civil Law may refer to -*Regius Professor of Civil Law *Regius Professor of Civil Law...
, University of Oxford - Geoffrey DearGeoffrey Dear, Baron DearGeoffrey James Dear, Baron Dear, QPM, DL is a retired British police officer. He was described by the broadcaster Sir Robin Day as "the best known and most respected police officer of his generation"....
: former Her Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyHer Majesty's Inspectorate of ConstabularyHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland in the United Kingdom have statutory responsibility for the inspection of police forces.-England and Wales:... - Shreela FlatherShreela Flather, Baroness FlatherShreela Flather, Baroness Flather is a teacher and British politician.She became a life peer for the Conservative party in 11 June 1990 as Baroness Flather, of Windsor and Maidenhead in the Royal County of Berkshire. She was the first Asian woman to receive a peerage...
: first Asian woman to receive a peerage - Edwin Glasgow: Counsel in the Bloody Sunday InquiryBloody Sunday InquiryThe Bloody Sunday Inquiry, also known as the Saville Inquiry or the Saville Report after its chairman, Lord Saville of Newdigate, was established in 1998 by British Prime Minister Tony Blair after campaigns for a second inquiry by families of those killed and injured in Derry on Bloody Sunday...
- Julie MaxtonJulie Maxton-Biography:Born in Scotland, she studied at University College London, Canterbury University, and the University of Auckland. At Auckland her career was both academic and administrative, with periods as the Dean of Graduate Studies and as an Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Most recently, she was...
: former Registrar of the University of OxfordRegistrar of the University of OxfordThe Registrar of the University of Oxford is one of the senior officials of the university. According to its statutes, the Registrar acts as the "head of the central administrative services", with responsibility for "the management and professional development of their staff and for the development... - Leonard SainerLeonard SainerLeonard Sainer, British, enjoyed two very successful careers, as a solicitor and a retailer.He was born 12 October 1909 and died 30 September 1991. After education at University College London, he became a solicitor in 1933....
: solicitor and retailer - L. J. K. SetrightL. J. K. SetrightLeonard John Kensell Setright was an English motoring journalist and author.Born of Australian parents in London, his father Henry Roy Setright, was an engineer who invented the Setright ticket machine used on buses and trams. Setright studied Law at the University of London and practised for a...
: writer and journalist - Naamua DelaneyNaamua DelaneyNaamua Delaney was a news anchor for CNN from December, 2007, to November, 2009. She began her career as an entertainment reporter for MTN in Winnipeg, Canada. She graduated from Law School at the University of London....
, UCL (LLB): news presenterNews presenterA news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather... - Arnold GoodmanArnold Goodman, Baron GoodmanArnold Abraham Goodman, Baron Goodman, CH, QC, was a British lawyer and political advisor.-Life:Lord Goodman was educated at University College London and Downing College, Cambridge. He became a leading London lawyer as Senior Partner in the law firm Goodman, Derrick & Co...
: layer and political advisor - Maurice WatkinsMaurice Watkins (solicitor)Maurice Watkins LLB, LLM is a Director of Manchester United's football board. He is also the club's solicitor. He is also Joint Senior Partner of Brabners Chaffe Street LLP Solicitors in Manchester....
, UCL (LLB, LLM): Director of Manchester United's football board and club's solicitor
Americas
- Ellis ClarkeEllis ClarkeSir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke, TC, GCMG was the second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. Clarke was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.Clarke attended Saint Mary's College, winning...
, UCL (LLB): former President of Trinidad and TobagoPresident of Trinidad and TobagoThe President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II... - Rudranath CapildeoRudranath CapildeoDr. Rudranath Capildeo was a Trinidad and Tobago politician and mathematician. He was the Leader of the Democratic Labour Party from 1960–1969 and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament from 1961–1963, succeeding Ashford Sinanan. He was also a faculty member at the University of London, eventually...
, UCL (BSc, MSc, PhD, Lecturer): Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
Barrister at Law (Attorney-at-Law), mathematician, politician, former leader of Democratic Labour PartyDemocratic Labour Party (Trinidad and Tobago)The Democratic Labour Party was the main opposition party in Trinidad and Tobago between 1957 and 1971. The party was the party which opposed the People's National Movement at the time of Independence...
and leader of the OppositionOpposition (parliamentary)Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state... - Surendranath Capildeo, UCL (LLB): former Treasurer of the Law Society of Trinidad and Tobago, and current President of Paschim Kaashi, The Port-of-Spain Hindu Mandir
- Vincent FloissacVincent FloissacSir Vincent Floissac, QC, OBE, CMG, PC was a Saint Lucian jurist and politician. He was styled The Rt. Hon...
, UCL (LLB): former President of the Saint Lucian SenatePolitics of Saint LuciaPolitics of Saint Lucia takes place in the framework of an independent parliamentary democratic Commonwealth Realm with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented by a Governor General, who acts on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet. The prime minister is the leader of the... - Stephen OwenStephen OwenStephen Owen, PC is the Vice-President of External, Legal and Community Relations for the University of British Columbia. He is a former Canadian politician....
, UCL (LLM): former Canadian Minister of Public Works and Government ServicesMinister of Public Works and Government Services (Canada)The Minister of Public Works and Government Services is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's "common service organization" , an expansive department responsible for the internal servicing and administration of the federal...
, Minister of Western Economic DiversificationMinister of Western Economic Diversification (Canada)The Minister of Western Economic Diversification is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who also serves as the chief executive of Western Economic Diversification Canada...
, and Minister of State (Sport) - Thomas d'AquinoThomas d'AquinoThomas d'Aquino is a lawyer, entrepreneur, corporate director, educator and author. He is the former chief executive and president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives , an organization composed of 150 leading corporate chief executives and entrepreneurs...
, UCL (LLM): former chief executive and president of the Canadian Council of Chief ExecutivesCanadian Council of Chief ExecutivesThe Canadian Council of Chief Executives is an organization in Canada of chief executive officers of roughly 150 major Canadian corporations. The organization was founded in 1976 as the Business Council on National Issues, but renamed itself in 2001. The council actively comments on public...
(CCCE) - Catherine Novelli, UCL (LLM): vice-president, Apple Inc., former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative
Africa
- Samuel Azu CrabbeSamuel Azu CrabbeSamuel Azu Crabbe was a barrister, solicitor and jurist. He was the fifth Chief Justice of Ghana since it became an independent nation...
, UCL (LLB): former Chief Justice of GhanaChief Justice of GhanaThe Chief Justice of Ghana is the highest judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The Chief Justice is also the head of the Judiciary of Ghana and is responsible for its administration and supervision...
, President of the National Olympic Committee of Ghana - Taslim Olawale EliasTaslim Olawale EliasTaslim Olawale Elias was a Nigerian jurist. He was a former Chief Justice of Nigeria and a former President of the International Court of Justice. He also modernized and extensively revised the laws of Nigeria....
, UCL (BA, LLB, PhD): former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NigeriaChief Justice of the Supreme Court of NigeriaThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of the judicial branch of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court...
Bangladesh
- Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
, UCL (law student): Laureate Nobel Prize in LiteratureNobel Prize in LiteratureSince 1901, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"...
1913
China
- Simon F.S. Li (李福善): former Vice-President of Court of Appeals (Hong Kong) and first ethnic Chinese High Court Judge (Hong Kong)
- Daniel R. Fung (馮華健), UCL (LLB, LLM): former Solicitor General of Hong Kong, Chairman of Hong Kong Broadcasting AuthorityHong Kong Broadcasting AuthorityThe Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority is an organization responsible for licensing and regulating the broadcasting industry in Hong Kong. It was formed in 1987...
- Yang Ti-liangYang Ti-liangDato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-liang Yang, GBM, SPMB, JP , also known as Sir TL, is a retired senior judge in Hong Kong...
: former Chief Justice of Hong Kong - Herbert TsoiHerbert TsoiHerbert Hak-Kong Tsoi BBS, JP was the President of The Law Society of Hong Kong between 2000-2002. An alumnus of St. Paul's Co-educational College and the University College, London, some of Tsoi's numerous public services include: member of the University Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic...
, UCL (LLB, LLM): former President of The Law Society of Hong Kong - Winston ChuWinston Chu-Early years and education:Chu received his secondary school education in Hong Kong, after which he furthered his studies in the United Kingdom. He graduated from University College London with a Bachelor of Laws degree and became a solicitor. Chu was also an Honorary Law Lecturer in the Faculty of...
UCL (LLB): former Chairman of Society for Protection of the HarbourSociety for Protection of the HarbourSociety for Protection of the Harbour is a Hong-Kong-based organization founded in November, 1995. It is a charitable, non-political and non-profit making green group. The objectives of the organization are to protect the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong from destruction caused by Government’s... - Kwan Cho-Yiu (關祖堯), UCL (LLB): former Senior Chinese Unofficial MemberSenior Chinese Unofficial MemberSenior Chinese Unofficial Member denotes the highest-ranking Chinese member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council under colonial British rule. As Chinese council members were frequently referred to as "Chinese Representatives", the senior member was also known as the "Senior Chinese...
of Hong Kong - Woo Pak Chuen (胡百全), UCL (LLB, LLD): former Senior Chinese Unofficial MemberSenior Chinese Unofficial MemberSenior Chinese Unofficial Member denotes the highest-ranking Chinese member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council under colonial British rule. As Chinese council members were frequently referred to as "Chinese Representatives", the senior member was also known as the "Senior Chinese...
of Hong Kong - Wu TingfangWu TingfangWu Tingfang was a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and briefly as Acting Premier during the early years of the Republic of China. He is also known under his Cantonese name Ng Choy -Biography:...
, UCL law student: former Premier of Republic of China - Chang Tao-fanChang Tao-fanChang Tao-fan , 1897-1968, was a prominent figure and long-time central member of Kuomindang. He was the fourth President of the Legislative Yuan, and former President of Broadcasting Corporation of China.-Life:Chang was born in Kuichou , China...
(張道藩), UCL art student: former President of the Legislative YuanPresident of the Legislative YuanThe President of the Legislative Yuan is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The current President is Wang Jin-Pyng, a Kuomintang at-large legislator.-Election:...
(1952–1961) - Cheng Tien-HsiCheng Tien-HsiCheng Tien-Hsi , was a Chinese author, jurist, and the last ambassador of the Republic of China to Britain.-Biography:...
(鄭天錫), UCL (LLD): former Vice-President of the Legislative YuanPresident of the Legislative YuanThe President of the Legislative Yuan is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The current President is Wang Jin-Pyng, a Kuomintang at-large legislator.-Election:...
, Member of Permanent Court of International JusticePermanent Court of International JusticeThe Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, was an international court attached to the League of Nations. Created in 1922 , the Court was initially met with a good reaction from states and academics alike, with many cases submitted to it for its first decade of...
, the last Ambassador of Republic of China to UK
India
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, UCL law student: leader of the Indian independence movementIndian independence movementThe term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
and "Father of the Nation" - Adarsh Sein Anand: former Chief JusticeChief JusticeThe Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India... - Sudhi Ranjan DasSudhi Ranjan DasSudhi Ranjan Das was the Chief Justice of India from 1955 to 1955 and then again 1 December 1955 to 31 January 1959. He retired from the Supreme Court 30 September 1959.-Background and education:...
: former Chief JusticeChief JusticeThe Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of IndiaThe Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal as established by Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India... - S. C. Aggarwal: former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Vyas D. Misra: former Judge, High Court of Delhi (1969–1983)
- S.S.M. Quadri: former Judge, Supreme Court of India (1997–2003); Chairman, Authority for Advance Ruling, India (1994– )
- Kuldip Singh: former Judge, Supreme Court of India (1988–96); Advocate General, Punjab (1987); Additional Solicitor General of India (1987–88)
Singapore
- Kenneth JeyaretnamKenneth JeyaretnamKenneth Andrew Jeyaretnam is the current Secretary-General of the Reform Party in Singapore. He is the eldest son of the late opposition politician J.B. Jeyaretnam.-Family:...
, UCL (LLB): Secretary-general of Reform PartyReform Party (Singapore)The Reform Party is a political party in Singapore. It was founded in 2008 by the late Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, and is currently headed by his son Kenneth Jeyaretnam, who succeeded him as party secretary-general after the elder Jeyaretnam died in 2008... - Thirugnana Sampanthar SinnathurayThirugnana Sampanthar SinnathurayThirugnana Sampanthar Sinnathuray, affectionately known as 'Sam' or 'Judge' by his friends and peers, was born on 22 September 1930 and the son of a school principal. He received his early education at Pearl's Hill School and the Outram School but was cut short by the Fall Of Singapore in February...
: Judge of the High Court of Singapore - Chao Hick TinChao Hick TinChao Hick Tin is an appellate judge and former Attorney-General of Singapore. He was born in Singapore and studied at Catholic High School. He received his legal education at University College London, where he obtained his Bachelor and Masters of Law degrees in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He was...
: Vice-President of the Court of Appeal of Singapore, former Attorney-General of SingaporeAttorney-General of SingaporeThe Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as... - Joshua Benjamin JeyaretnamJoshua Benjamin JeyaretnamJoshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam was a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He was the leader of the Workers' Party from 1971 to 2001...
, UCL (LLB): former leader of the Workers' Party of SingaporeWorkers' Party of SingaporeThe Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of... - Tan Boon Teik: former Attorney-General of SingaporeAttorney-General of SingaporeThe Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as...
- Koh Juat JongKoh Juat JongMrs. Koh Juat Jong is the former Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore and current Solicitor-General of Singapore. A President's Scholar, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Statistics from University College London in 1981. She then joined the Administrative...
, UCL (BSc): former acting Attorney-General of SingaporeAttorney-General of SingaporeThe Attorney-General of Singapore is the legal adviser to the government of the Republic of Singapore and its public prosecutor.The office was founded in 1867 as the chief legal officer of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements. The current requirements for appointment as...
, Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and current Solicitor-General of Singapore - Sylvia Lim, UCL (LLM): Chairman of the opposition Workers' Party of SingaporeWorkers' Party of SingaporeThe Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...
, and a Member of ParliamentParliament of SingaporeThe Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. Parliament is unicameral and is made up of Members of Parliament who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament who are appointed...
Japan
- Itō HirobumiIto HirobumiPrince was a samurai of Chōshū domain, Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan , genrō and Resident-General of Korea. Itō was assassinated by An Jung-geun, a Korean nationalist who was against the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire...
: former Prime Minister of JapanPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office... - Inoue KaoruInoue KaoruCount , GCMG was a member of the Meiji oligarchy during the Meiji period Empire of Japan. As one of the senior statesman in Japan during that period, he had a tremendous influence on the selection of the nation's leaders and formation of its policies.-Early years:...
: former Home MinisterHome Ministry (Japan)The ' was a Cabinet-level ministry established under the Meiji Constitution that managed the internal affairs of Empire of Japan from 1873-1947...
, Minister for Foreign AffairsMinister for Foreign Affairs (Japan)The of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Since the end of the American occupation of Japan, the position has been one of the most powerful in the Cabinet, as Japan's economic interests have long relied on...
, and Finance MinisterMinistry of Finance (Japan)The ' is one of cabinet-level ministries of the Japanese government. The ministry was once named Ōkura-shō . The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance , who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from members of the Diet by the Prime Minister.The Ministry's origin was back in...
Middle East
- Chaim HerzogChaim HerzogChaim Herzog served as the sixth President of Israel , following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces .-Early life:...
UCL (LLB): former President of IsraelPresident of IsraelThe President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical ceremonial figurehead role, with the real executive power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister. The current president is Shimon Peres who took office on 15 July 2007... - Ghazi Abdul Rahman Algosaibi, UCL (PhD law): Saudi Arabian Minister of Labor
- Gabriel Bach (Gabriel Bach): former Prosecutor in the trial against Adolf Eichmann, former Justice of Supreme Court of IsraelSupreme Court of IsraelThe Supreme Court is at the head of the court system and highest judicial instance in Israel. The Supreme Court sits in Jerusalem.The area of its jurisdiction is all of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories. A ruling of the Supreme Court is binding upon every court, other than the Supreme...
Professor
- Hazel GennHazel GennDame Hazel Gillian Genn, DBE, QC , FBA is a leading authority on civil justice whose work has had a major influence on policy-makers around the world, and is currently Dean of the Faculty of Laws, Professor of Socio-Legal Studies at University College London.- Public service :Professor Genn is a...
: current Dean of UCL Law faculty - Eric BarendtEric BarendtEric M. Barendt is the Goodman Professor of Media Law at University College London. After graduating BCL and MA at Oxford, Barendt was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn. He began lecturing in law as a fellow at St Catherine's College, Oxford in 1971...
: Professor of Media Law - Ian DennisProfessor Ian DennisIan Dennis is Professor of English Law at the University College London Law Faculty and Director of the Centre for Criminal Law. Dennis was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Queens' College, Cambridge...
: Professor of English Law - Stephen GuestStephen GuestStephen Guest, Barrister and Barrister and Solicitor , is the Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University College London Faculty of Laws.-Education:...
: Professor of Legal Philosophy - Hugh LaddieHugh LaddieSir Hugh Ian Lang Laddie was a British High Court judge, lawyer, professor, and a specialist in intellectual property law. He was considered one the leading English judges and academics in the field of intellectual property law...
: Chair in Intellectual Property Law - Philippe SandsPhilippe SandsPhilippe Sands, QC is a British lawyer at Matrix Chambers, and is Professor of International law at University College London. Sands is notable for writing a book, Lawless World, in which he accused US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of conspiring to invade Iraq in violation...
: Professor of International Law - Timothy SwansonTimothy SwansonProfessor Timothy Swanson obtained PhD's from J.D. University of Michigan in 1982, and later from the London School of Economics in 1991.- Affiliation and Teaching :...
: former Chair in Law & Economics
Lecturer
- Eleanor V. E. Sharpston, UCL lecturer 1990-92: current Advocate GeneralAdvocate GeneralAn Advocate General is a senior law officer of a country or other jurisdiction, usually charged with advising the courts or Government on legal matters.-India:In India, an Advocate General is a legal adviser to a state government...
at the Court of Justice of the European UnionCourt of Justice of the European UnionThe Court of Justice of the European Union is the institution of the European Union which encompasses the whole judiciary. Seated in Luxembourg, it has three sub-courts; the European Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal.The institution was originally established in...