Lobban, Michael

Professor Michael Lobban  

Department

Position held

Professor of Legal History

 

Experience keywords:

Legal History

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My research focuses on two main strands: the history legal thought in the common law tradition, and the history of English law, particularly since 1700. My recent work has focused on the history of private law in England, exploring the nature and development of the law of contract and torts, as well as bankruptcy and insolvency

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Creative Industries and Culture; Law

Countries and regions to which research relates:

United Kingdom, Europe, North America

Languages:

French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]

Media experience:

Radio; TV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+ 44 (0)20 79550 7028

Publications

2015

Lobban, Michael (2015) Legal fictions before the age of reform In: Del Mar, Maksymilian and Twining, William, (eds.) Legal Fictions in Theory and Practice. Law and Philosophy Library (110). Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 199-223. ISBN 9783319092324

Lobban, Michael (2015) Habeas corpus, imperial rendition, and the rule of law Current Legal Problems, 68 (1). 27-84. ISSN 0070-1998

2014

Lobban, Michael (2014) Special issue the Great War and private law: Introduction Comparative Legal History, 2 (2). 163-183. ISSN 2049677X

Lobban, Michael (2014) Sociology, history and the ‘internal’ study of law In: Nobles, Richard and Schiff, David, (eds.) Law, Society and Community: Socio-Legal Essays in Honour of Roger Cotterrell. Ashgate, Farnham, UK, 39-60. ISBN 9781472409829

Lobban, Michael (2014) Bentham's limits and Austin In: Tusseau, Guillaum, (ed.) The Legal Philosophy and Influence of Jeremy Bentham: Essays on 'Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence'. Routledge research in constitutional law. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 149-169. ISBN 9781138020573

Lobban, Michael (2014) Habeas corpus et Rule of law en Angleterre, vers 1885-1914‪ Revue d’histoire du XIXe siècle, 48 (1). 77-91.

Lobban, Michael, ed (2014) Henry Home, Lord Kames, principles of equity Natural law and enlightenment classics. Liberty Fund, Inc., Indianapolis, USA. ISBN 9780865976153

Lobban, Michael (2014) Mapping the common law: some lessons from history New Zealand Law Review (1). 21-67. ISSN 1173-5864

2013

Lobban, Michael (2013) Austin and the Germans In: Freeman, Michael and Mindus, Patricia, (eds.) The Legacy of John Austin's Jurisprudence. Law and philosophy library (103). Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 255-270. ISBN 9789400748309

2012

Lobban, Michael and Moses, Julia (2012) The impact of ideas on legal development Comparative studies in the development of the Law of Torts in Europe, 7. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107023116

Lobban, Michael (2012) Thomas Hobbes and the common law In: Dyzenhaus, David, (ed.) Hobbes and the Law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 39-67. ISBN 9781107022751

Lobban, Michael (2012) The politics of English law in the nineteenth century In: Brand, Paul and Getzler, Joshua, (eds.) Judges and Judging in the History of the Common Law and Civil Law: From Antiquity to Modern Times. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 102-137. ISBN 9781107018976

Lobban, Michael (2012) 'Private law’ and the laissez-faire state In: Hewitt, Martin, (ed.) The Victorian World. Routledge worlds. Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 398-414. ISBN 9780415491877

Lobban, Michael (2012) Tort law, regulation and river pollution: the Rivers Pollution Prevention Act and its implementation, 1876-1951 In: Arvind, T. T. and Steele, Jenny, (eds.) Tort Law and the Legislature . Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, 329-352. ISBN 9781849461405

2011

Lobban, Michael (2011) Legal theory and judge made law in England, 1850-1920 In: Sordi, Bernardo, (ed.) Quaderni Fiorentini: Per la Storia Del Pensiero Giuridico Moderno. Storia del pensiero giuridico moderno, 40. Giuffrè , Milan, Italy, 553-594. ISBN 9788814157622

2010

Finn, Margor and Lobban, Michael and Bourne Taylor, Jenny, eds (2010) Legitimacy and illegitimacy in nineteenth-century law, literature and history Palgrave studies in nineteenth-century writing and culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780230576520

Cornish, William and Anderson, Stuart J. and Cocks, Ray and Lobban, Michael and Smith, Keith (2010) The Oxford history of the laws of England The Oxford history of the laws of England , 12. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199258833

2007

Lobban, Michael (2007) A history of the philosophy of law in the common law world, 1600-1900 A treatise of legal philosophy and general jurisprudence, 8. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 9781402049507

2004

Lewis, Andrew and Lobban, Michael, eds (2004) Law and history: current legal Issues 2003 Current legal issues, 6. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199264148

1991

Lobban, Michael (1991) The common law and English jurisprudence, 1760-1850 Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198252931

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