Bernard Jackson
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Bernard Stuart Jackson is a former law professor, and from 1997-2009 was Alliance Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester
, Co-Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies and Director of its Agunah Research Unit (2004–09). He is now (PT) Professor of Law and Jewish Studies at Liverpool Hope University. His major academic interests are legal theory, semiotics
, and Jewish law.
Jackson was the founding editor of The Jewish Law Annual, 1978–97; and (with others) has published of An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996).
Jackson works with colleagues in the Mishpat Ivri
movement yet he criticizes the dominant approach based on legal positivism
and has been both Hon. President and Chairman of the Jewish Law Association. He was a founder member of the International Association for the Semiotics of Law, and initiator of its journal.
Jackson studied Biblical law under David Daube
, Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)
.
Full bibliography (over 200 items) at http://www.legaltheory.demon.co.uk/lib_biblioBSJ1.html
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
, Co-Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies and Director of its Agunah Research Unit (2004–09). He is now (PT) Professor of Law and Jewish Studies at Liverpool Hope University. His major academic interests are legal theory, semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
, and Jewish law.
Jackson was the founding editor of The Jewish Law Annual, 1978–97; and (with others) has published of An Introduction to the History and Sources of Jewish Law (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996).
Jackson works with colleagues in the Mishpat Ivri
Mishpat Ivri
Mishpat Ivri In content, Mishpat Ivri refers to those aspects of Halakha that many in modern society generally consider relevant to "non-religious" or "secular" law...
movement yet he criticizes the dominant approach based on legal positivism
Legal positivism
Legal positivism is a school of thought of philosophy of law and jurisprudence, largely developed by nineteenth-century legal thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and John Austin. However, the most prominent figure in the history of legal positivism is H.L.A...
and has been both Hon. President and Chairman of the Jewish Law Association. He was a founder member of the International Association for the Semiotics of Law, and initiator of its journal.
Jackson studied Biblical law under David Daube
David Daube
David Daube DCL, FBA was the twentieth century's preeminent scholar of ancient law. He combined a familiarity with many legal systems, particularly Roman law and biblical law, with an expertise in Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian literature, and used literary, religious, and legal texts to...
, Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)
Regius Professor of Civil Law (Oxford)
The Regius Chair of Civil Law, founded in the 1540s, is one of the oldest of the professorships at the University of Oxford.-Foundation:The Regius Chair of Civil Law at Oxford was founded by King Henry VIII, who established five such Regius Professorships in the University, the others being the...
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Selected works
Single author books:- Theft in Early Jewish Law, Oxford, The Clarendon Press, 1972
- Essays in Jewish and Comparative Legal History, Leiden, E. J Brill, 1975
- Semiotics and Legal Theory, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1985; paperback ed. 1987, reprinted Deborah Charles Publications 1997
- Law, Fact and Narrative Coherence, Merseyside, Deborah Charles Publications, 1988; paperback ed. 1990
- Making Sense in Law. Linguistic, Psychological and Semiotic Perspectives, Liverpool, Deborah Charles Publications, 1995, pp.xii + 512
- Making Sense in Jurisprudence, Liverpool, Deborah Charles Publications, 1996, pp. 362
- Studies in the Semiotics of Biblical Law, Sheffield, Sheffield Academic Press, 2000, pp. 332 (JSOT Supplement Series, 314)
- "Wisdom-Laws: A Study of the Mishpatim of Exodus 21:1-22:16", Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 552
- "Essays on Halakhah in the New Testament", Leiden: E.J. Brill, 2007, pp. 264 (Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series, 16)
Full bibliography (over 200 items) at http://www.legaltheory.demon.co.uk/lib_biblioBSJ1.html