John Bell (legal scholar)

The Reverend John Bell KC FBA FRSA
John Bell, October 2009
Nationality	British
Scientific career
Fields	Comparative law, jurisprudence, public law, European Law

John Bell KC FBA FRSA is Emeritus Professor of Law (1973) at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1][2] He served as General Editor of the Cambridge Law Journal from 2010 to 2019.

Prior to appointment to the Cambridge Chair in 2001, he was professor of law at the University of Leeds (1989–2001)[1] and fellow and tutor in law at Wadham College, Oxford (1979–1989).[1]

He is an honorary member of Hardwicke Chambers,[3] and was ordained as a permanent deacon within the Catholic Church in July 2012.[4]

Academic interests

Bell's academic interests include comparative law, jurisprudence, public law, and European Law.[1]

Publications

• Bell, John (2006). Judiciaries within Europe. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-86072-7.
• Bell, John (2001). French Legal Cultures. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-60612-7.
• Bell, John; Boyron, S.; Whittaker, S. (2008). Principles of French Law (2nd ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-954139-3.
• Bell, John; Brown, L. N. (1998). French Administrative Law (5th ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-876513-4.

References

1. "Professor John Bell — Faculty of Law". www.law.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
2. "Pembroke College : Fellows : View a Fellow". www.pem.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
3. "Our People". Hardwicke. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
4. "Permanent Deacon | Saint Philip Howard Parish". Sphcambridge.co.uk. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.