Summary
John Bell is a comparative lawyer who specialises in French and German laws. He is currently Professor of Law (1973) at the University of Cambridge. Previously, he worked at the Universities of Oxford and Leeds. He is also a Deacon of the Diocese of East Anglia. He is the Chair of the ALLEA Working Group on Horizon Europe and involved in the Academy's input to the funding of research in Europe. Professor Bell specialises in French and German laws, especially the law of obligations and public law. He has worked on the role of judiciaries (professional and lay) in western European countries
Current post
Professor of Law, University of Cambridge
Past appointments
University of Cambridge Professor of Law (1973)
2001 -
University of Leeds Professor of Public and Comparative Law
1989 - 2001
Wadham College University of Oxford Fellow and Tutor in Law
1979 - 1989
Publications
Cross: Statutory Interpretation
John Bell and George Engel - Published in 1976 by Oxford University Press
Other Fellows of the British Academy
Professor Benjamin Bowling FBA
Criminology, criminal justice and policing; police power beyond national boundaries; fairness, effectiveness and accountability in local, national and transnational spheres; police station architecture; visual art and criminology
Professor Judith Freedman FBA
Taxation law and policy; corporate and business taxation; small business law, employment and taxation; large business tax compliance, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility; interaction between tax law and accounting
