Simon Lee (legal scholar)
Simon Lee | |
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| Born | Simon Francis Lee 29 March 1957 Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom |
| Known for | Co-founding Initiative '92 Rectorship of Liverpool Hope University Writings on law, religion, and sports |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Balliol College, Oxford (BA) Yale Law School (LLM) Honorary Doctorate, Virginia Theological Seminary (2011) Honorary Doctorate, Liverpool Hope University (2016) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Aston University Open University Cambridge Theological Federation Leeds Metropolitan University Liverpool Hope University Queen's University Belfast |
Simon Francis Lee (born 29 March 1957) is a British legal scholar. He is Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at Queen's University Belfast and was most recently a Professor of Law at Aston University. He is the Chair of the William Temple Foundation and of the Everton Library Trust.
Lee's career has included leadership roles as Rector of Liverpool Hope University (1995–2003) and Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University (2003–2009). He is also known for his involvement in the Northern Ireland peace process, specifically through the co-founding of "Initiative '92" and his work with the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights.