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Professor Sir Francis Jacobs.
Professor Sir Francis Jacobs.

Professor Sir Francis Jacobs

Professor of Law and Jean Monnet Professor

  • President, Centre of European Law

Research interests

  • Law

Biography

Sir Francis Jacobs is Professor of Law and a Jean Monnet Professor. He was formerly a Professor at the College of Europe, Bruge; Advocate General at Court of Justice of the European Communities (1988-2006); and Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre of European Law at King’s College London until 1988.

Research interests

Sir Francis Jacobs's research interests include European Community law; international law; and European Convention on Human Rights.

Selected Publications

  • Criminal Responsibility (Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1971)
  • The European Convention on Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 4th edition by Ovey and White 2006)
  • The Court of Justice of the European Communities (with L. Neville Brown; Sweet & Maxwell, 5th edition by Brown and Kennedy 2000)
  • The Sovereignty of Law: the European Way (Cambridge University Press 2007)
  • General editor, Oxford EU Law Library (Oxford University Press)
  • Founding editor, Yearbook of European Law (Oxford University Press)

News

Centre of European Law hosts joint lecture with EU Delegation in the UK for King's students

The EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, delivered a guest lecture for King’s students from The Dickson Poon School of Law, outlining the European...

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Events

24NovThumbail - 49th Annual Lecture of the Centre of European Law

The Centre of European Law 49th Annual Lecture - External Relations in the CJEU: is there room for a political question doctrine?

The 49th Annual Lecture of the Centre of European Law will be delivered by Tamara Ćapeta, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Please note: this event has passed.

16DecData protection and transnational cooperation in the post-Brexit era

Data protection and transnational institutional collaboration in the post-Brexit era

A workshop jointly organised by the University of Southampton, the UK-RoI Cross-Border Data Protection Network and the Centre of European Law, King’s College...

Please note: this event has passed.

News

Centre of European Law hosts joint lecture with EU Delegation in the UK for King's students

The EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, delivered a guest lecture for King’s students from The Dickson Poon School of Law, outlining the European...

A group of smiling people in front of flags with a man in a blue suit centrally positioned

Events

24NovThumbail - 49th Annual Lecture of the Centre of European Law

The Centre of European Law 49th Annual Lecture - External Relations in the CJEU: is there room for a political question doctrine?

The 49th Annual Lecture of the Centre of European Law will be delivered by Tamara Ćapeta, Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Please note: this event has passed.

16DecData protection and transnational cooperation in the post-Brexit era

Data protection and transnational institutional collaboration in the post-Brexit era

A workshop jointly organised by the University of Southampton, the UK-RoI Cross-Border Data Protection Network and the Centre of European Law, King’s College...

Please note: this event has passed.