The Oxford Law Faculty has been a major centre for the study of international law for over 400 years. Although the Chichele Professorship of International Law was only established in 1859, the teaching of international law in Oxford dates back at least to 1587 when Alberico Gentili, the leading international law scholar and practitioner of his day, was appointed Regius Professor of Civil Law in Ox
ford. The current Chichele Professor of Public International Law is Catherine Redgwell. Previous holders of the Chichele Professorship of Public International Law include: Professor Vaughan Lowe QC, Professor Sir Ian Brownlie QC, Professor D.P. O’Connell, Professor Sir Humphrey Waldock QC, and Professor James Brierly. Today, Oxford has a distinguished group of international law scholars who research and teach across a diverse range of public international law areas. Although there continues to be emphasis on the study of general international law (the fundamental principles which underpin the international legal system), the teaching and research of international law in Oxford allows for specialisation in particular areas of international law.
