Peter Birks (3 October 1941- 6 July 2004) was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is widely credited as having sparked academic enthusiasm for the English law of Restitution. Before taking up his Oxford post, he had held chairs at Edinburgh (1981-87) and, briefly, at Southampton. Prior to that, he was a tutorial fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford (1971-81), … Wikipedia
Peter Birks was widely known as one of the most prolific and profound legal writers of his time. However, he embraced all aspects of academic work with equal zeal and passion. For those whom he taught or who taught with him, he will be best remembered t ouclf.iuscomp.org/articles/In_Memoriam_Peter_Birks.shtml
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