Neil MacCormick (1941-2009) was a Scottish legal philosopher who served as Regius Professor of Public Law at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 to 2008 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004. He developed an institutional theory of law, engaging the debate between H. L. A. Hart and Ronald Dworkin in Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory (1978) and examining constitutional pluralism in the European Union in Questioning Sovereignty (1999); he was knighted in 2001.
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RoleLegal philosopher and politician 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Did Neil MacCormick hold political office as well as an academic chair?
Yes. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Scottish National Party from 1999 to 2004.
Yes. He served as a Member of the European Parliament on behalf of the Scottish National Party from 1999 to 2004, alongside his career as a legal philosopher.
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He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008.
Introduction
Sir Donald Neil MacCormick (27 May 1941 - 5 April 2009) was a Scottish legal philosopher and politician. He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008. He was a Member of the European Parliament 1999-2004, member of the Convention on the Future of Europe, and officer of the Scottish National Party.
Introduction
Sir Donald Neil MacCormick (27 May 1941 - 5 April 2009) was a Scottish legal philosopher and politician.
Academic works section
Works such as Legal Reasoning and Legal Theory (1978), H. L. A. Hart (1981), Legal Right and Social Democracy: Essays in Legal and Political Philosophy (1984), An Institutional Theory of Law: New Approaches to Legal Positivism (with O. Weinberger) (1986), Questioning Sovereignty: Law, State, and Nation in the European Commonwealth (1999), Rhetoric and The Rule of Law (2005) and Institutions of Law (2007) all convey his particular brand of legal philosophy.
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Wikidata Q2136132, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1941
Wikidata Q2136132, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1941-05-27
Wikidata Q2136132, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 2009
Wikidata Q2136132, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2009-04-05
Wikidata Q2136132, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Glasgow
Wikidata Q2136132, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Edinburgh
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