Hugh Collins
Encyclopedia
Hugh Collins F.B.A. is the Professor of English Law
and Head of the Law Department at the London School of Economics
. He is also the general editor for the Modern Law Review
, the most widely read British academic law journal. Collins was educated at Pembroke College in Oxford University (later teaching at Brasenose) and Harvard University
before joining the LSE in 1991.
Having a background in commercial law
and contract law, Collins' most recent work has been focussed on employment law and the possibility of regulating contracts for competitiveness and efficiency.
The LSE Law Department was rated first in the Research Assessment Exercise of 2008 while under Professor Collins' leadership.
In 2009-10 he was based in New York as Global Visiting Professor of Law at NYU.
English law
English law is the legal system of England and Wales, and is the basis of common law legal systems used in most Commonwealth countries and the United States except Louisiana...
and Head of the Law Department at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He is also the general editor for the Modern Law Review
Modern Law Review
The Modern Law Review is a law review published in the United Kingdom by John Wiley & Sons and which has traditionally maintained close academic ties with the Law Department of the London School of Economics....
, the most widely read British academic law journal. Collins was educated at Pembroke College in Oxford University (later teaching at Brasenose) and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
before joining the LSE in 1991.
Having a background in commercial law
Commercial law
Commercial law is the body of law that governs business and commercial transactions...
and contract law, Collins' most recent work has been focussed on employment law and the possibility of regulating contracts for competitiveness and efficiency.
The LSE Law Department was rated first in the Research Assessment Exercise of 2008 while under Professor Collins' leadership.
In 2009-10 he was based in New York as Global Visiting Professor of Law at NYU.
Publications
- European Civil Code: The Way Forward (2008)
- (with Keith EwingKeith EwingKeith D. Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College London and co-author of two of Britain's leading textbooks in constitutional and administrative law, and labour law.-Biography:...
and Aileen McColganAileen McColganAileen McColgan is a Professor of Law at King's College, London. She is an expert in labour law, discrimination and human rights. She works as an academic and as a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers....
) Labour Law, Text, Cases and Materials (2005) Hart Publishing ISBN 1841133620 - Employment Law (2003) Clarendon
- Contract law: Law in Context (2003) Butterworths
- Regulating Contracts (1999) Oxford University Press
- Justice in Dismissal (1992) Oxford University Press
- Marxism and Law (1982) Oxford University Press
External links
- British Academy page
- LSE staff experts' page
- Podcast of Labour Law lecture by Professor Collins
- eBook version of Regulating Contracts