Legal Biography Project: Legal biographers on their subjects: III: ACADEMICS

Sir Neil MacCormick was Regius Professor of Law at the University of Edinburgh for over 30 years until he retired in 2008. He was active in the Scottish National Party and a Member of the European Parliament 1999–2004. As a jurist, he is known for his institutional theory, his sense of law as a form of practical reasoning, and his belief that jurisprudence should assist in the search for good government. His politics was informed by his father’s commitment to Scottish nationalism and his mother’s experience as a social worker.

Speaker: Maks Del Mar on Neil MacCormick 

Professor Maksymilian Del Mar is at Queen Mary, University of London. His Neil MacCormick. A Life in Politics Philosophy and Law was published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Chair: Victoria Barnes

Dr Victoria Barnes FRHistS is at Queen’s University Belfast and a member of the Advisory Board to the Legal Biography project.

Commentaries by Niki Lacey and Martin Loughlin

Professors Niki Lacey and Martin Loughlin are at the LSE

This seminar is open to the public and will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.