Dr. Andrew Ashworth | |
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| Born | (1947-10-11)11 October 1947 (age 78) |
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics University of Oxford University of Manchester |
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| Discipline | English Law |
| Sub-discipline | Civil law |
Andrew John Ashworth,CBE,KC (Hon),FBA (born 11 October 1947) was theVinerian Professor of English Law at theUniversity of Oxford from 1997 to 2013, a Fellow ofAll Souls College, and was formerly Chairman of theSentencing Advisory Panel before it was abolished in 2010. He gained his LLB in 1968 from theLondon School of Economics, a BCL from Oxford in 1970, and a PhD in 1973 from theUniversity of Manchester.[1] He attendedRishworth School in West Yorkshire.
Ashworth was appointedCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the2009 Birthday Honours.[2]
He has written extensively on English criminal law, and was for some several years the Editor of theCriminal Law Review.[1]
Ashworth teaches courses on theBachelor of Civil Law course.[3] He has also supervised research students on Oxford's various legal research courses.[4]
Ashworth through his works has shown much resentment towards the approach of theBritish Parliament to basic principles of criminal justice. He advocates respect for the presumption of innocence and has written a considerable number of articles on different areas of law of evidence.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Vinerian Professor of English Law 1997—2013 | Succeeded by |
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