Peter North (legal scholar)

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|QC|FBA|size=100%}}

| name = Sir Peter North

| image =

| title = Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

| term_start = 8 February 1993

| term_end = 10 January 1997

| 1blankname = Chancellor

| 1namedata = The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead

| predecessor = Sir Richard Southwood

| successor = Sir Colin Lucas

| title2 = Principal of Jesus College, Oxford

| term_start2 = 3 February 1984

| term_end2 = 5 January 2005

| predecessor2= Sir John Habakkuk

| successor2 = The Lord Krebs

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1936|8|30|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| alma_mater = Keble College, Oxford

| profession = Academic lawyer

}}

Sir Peter Machin North {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|QC|FBA}} (born 30 August 1936{{cite web | url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/n/2273/Peter+Machin.aspx | title=Sir Peter North, CBE, QC, FBA | publisher=Debrett's | work=People of Today Online | access-date=15 July 2011}}) is a British academic lawyer who served as Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1984 to 2005 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1993 to 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/|title=Previous Vice-Chancellors | publisher=University of Oxford, UK|access-date=15 July 2011}}

Early life and education

North was born on 30 August 1936 in Nottingham, England. He was educated at the Humberstone Foundation School, a state school in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, and at Oakham School, a private school in Oakham, Rutland. From 1954 to 1956, he undertook national service as a second lieutenant in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment of the British Army. He then studied at Keble College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1959, a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree in 1960, and a Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) degree in 1976.{{cite web |title=North, Sir Peter (Machin), (born 30 Aug. 1936), Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, 1984–2005; Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford, 1988–93, and 1997–2005 (Vice-Chancellor, 1993–97) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U29701 |website=Who's Who 2020 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en |date=1 December 2019}}

Career

North began his academic career as a teaching fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago, United States, between 1960 and 1961. He then returned to the United Kingdom, and was an assistant lecturer (1961–1962) and then a lecturer (1962–1963) at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. He moved to the University of Nottingham, where he was a lecturer from 1963 to 1965.{{cite web |title=Sir Peter North QC |url=https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/people/sir-peter-north-qc |website=Faculty of Law |publisher=University of Oxford |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en |date=16 July 2015}}

Returning to his alma mater, he was tutor in law (1965–1976) and a fellow (1965–1984) of Keble College, Oxford. In 1984, he was elected Principal of Jesus College, Oxford. Additionally, he twice served as pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford (1988–1993 and 1997–2005). From 1993 to 1997, he served as head of the university as its vice-chancellor. He retired in 2005, and was appointed an honorary fellow of Jesus College.

=Reviews=

North chaired the Review Body of the Independent Review on Parades and Marches in Northern Ireland, whose final report (published on 29 January 1997 and widely known as "The North Report") led to the establishment of the Parades Commission which regulates potentially controversial parades in Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/north.htm |title=Parades and Marches - Independent Review of Parades and Marches in Northern Ireland |access-date=2007-03-28 |author=Fionnuala McKenna |date=2007-03-12 |work=CAIN (Conflict Archive on the INternet) |publisher=University of Ulster }}

North was also chair of a University of Oxford inquiry, established to review the running of the university. The report, published on 29 January 1998 (precisely one year after the Parades and Marches report), was also known as "The North Report".{{cite journal

| author = The University of Oxford

| date = 1998-01-29

| title = University set for vigorous debate on North report

| journal = Oxford University Gazette

| volume = 128

| issue = 4462

| url = http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1997-8/weekly/290198/news/story_1.htm

| access-date = 2007-03-28

}} He was knighted on 10 March 1998.{{London Gazette|issue=55229|page=8994|date=18 August 1998}}

More recently, North's review of the legal alcohol limit for driving was submitted to Philip Hammond, the then Secretary of State for Transport at the end of May 2010.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/7804770/Bid-to-cut-drink-drive-limit-by-almost-half.html "Bid to cut drink-driving by almost half"], Daily Telegraph, 4 June 2010.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20060307071757/http://www.jesus.ox.ac.uk/notices/peternorthfund.php Peter North Fund], Jesus College,. Oxford
[https://archive.today/20021020000058/http://coh.arizona.edu/newandnotable/north/north.html University of Arizona information]

{{succession box

| title=Principal of Jesus College, Oxford

| years=1984–2005

| before=Sir John Habakkuk

| after=Lord Krebs

}}

{{succession box

| title=Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University

| years=1993–1997

| before=Sir Richard Southwood

| after=Sir Colin Lucas

}}