James Peter Chalmers

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James Peter Chalmers is a British lawyer and university professor. As of 2012, Chalmers has been the 14th Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow .

Career

Chalmers studied law at the University of Aberdeen and Tulane University in New Orleans , Louisiana . He held visiting professorships at universities in Baltimore , Cape Town and Maryland and a visiting fellowship at Queen Mary College of the University of London . After teaching in Aberdeen (2000 to 2007) and at the University of Edinburgh (2007–2012), Chalmers took over the Regius Professorship in Glasgow in 2012 and held his opening lecture on January 17, 2013 (“ Resorting to crime ”).

In addition to his teaching activities, Chalmers is also involved in other areas. He is a member of the editorial board of Renton and Brown's Criminal Procedure magazine , is a member of the Criminal Courts Rules Council , the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society of Scotland and other organizations. From 2010 to 2013 he was editor of the Edinburgh Law Review and trustee of HIV Scotland , a Scottish foundation that supports HIV patients.

Research interests

Chalmer's research focuses primarily on criminal law , evidence, and procedural rules. In this area, Chalmers is committed to countering the rapid increase in criminal offenses in recent years. In addition, Chalmers is also interested in Scottish law and the Scottish legal system in general, and is interested in the relationship between legislation and health care. Chalmers also intervenes in current cases in this area. To finance his research, Chalmers was able to secure the support of various bodies, for example the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the British Academy and the Scottish Government.

Honors

In 2012, Chalmer's research was supported with GBP 70,000 from the Philip Leverhulme Prize.

bibliography

  • The New Law of Sexual Offences in Scotland (2010)
  • Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland (3rd edition, 2009, with Margaret Ross)
  • Legal Responses to HIV and AIDS (2008)
  • Criminal Defenses and Pleas in Bar of Trial (2006, with Fiona Leverick)
  • Trusts: Cases and Materials (2002)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Profile of James Peter Chalmers on the University of Glasgow website; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d Chalmers appointed to Glasgow Regius Chair ; The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, October 3, 2012; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b c Inaugural Lecture of Professor James Chalmers, Regius Chair of Law ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Scottish Human Rights Commission website, January 17, 2013; Retrieved July 24, 2014.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scottishhumanrights.com
  4. ↑ a b c d Mr. James Chalmers, Former employee or visitor ; Edinburgh Research Explorer; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Lecture at Aberystwyth University : Frenzied Law Making and Overcriminalization, March 11, 2014; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Edwin J. Bernard; Welsh woman given two year sentence in reckless HIV transmission case: widespread media misreporting ; Aidsmap website from July 19, 2005; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ James Chalmers; HIV convictions exceptional in UK ; Report of a Court Judgment in a Case of HIV Transmission; Retrieved July 24, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Chalmers, James Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century