James, Philip Seaforth

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JAMES, Philip Seaforth

JAMES, Philip Seaforth. British, b. 1914. Genres: Law. Career: Professor Emeritus of English Law, University of Buckingham, since 1989 (Professor and Head of the Dept. of Law, 1975-81). Fellow and Tutor, Exeter College, Oxford, 1946-49, Professor and Head of the Dept. of Law, University of Leeds, 1952-75. Visiting Professor, Yale University and Louisville University of Kentucky, 1961. Professor University of South Carolina, 1972-973, New York Law School, 1981-83. Publications: An Introduction to English Law, 1949, 12th ed, 1989; The General Principles of the Law of Torts, 1959; A Shorter Introduction to English Law, 1965. Died 2001.