Summary
Noel Cox FRHistS (born 3 June 1965) is a New Zealand-born lawyer, legal scholar, and Anglican priest.
Noel Cox | |
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| Born | 3 June 1965 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
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| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, legal scholar and priest |
| Religion | Anglican |
| Church | Church in Wales |
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Personal edit
Cox was raised in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He is an advocate of the monarchy in New Zealand.[2]
Career edit
Cox earned an LLB and an LLM degree from the University of Auckland, an MTh degree, an MA degree in ecclesiastical law, an LTh from the University of Wales Lampeter, and a PhD degree in Political Studies from the University of Auckland. His doctoral thesis was titled The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity.[3][4] His main field of research has been constitutional law. In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) for his work on Commonwealth jurisprudence.[1]
Starting in 2010 he was a professor and Head of the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University, Wales,[5] but was dismissed on May 22, 2014, due to alleged breaches of University financial and data protection regulations, and according to a statement by the university, a breach of the University's duty of care towards a member of staff.[2]
He was ordained as a deacon in the Church in Wales in June 2012 and a priest in June 2013.[6]
Publications edit
- The Royal Prerogative and Constitutional Law: A search for the quintessence of executive power (Routledge, Abingdon, 2020; ISBN 0367500795, ISBN 9780367500795)
- Priest of the Church or Priest of a Church? The Ecclesiology of Ordained Local Ministry (Rowman & Littlefield Ltd, London, 2021; ISBN 1978711859)
- Technology and Legal Systems (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Aldershot, 2006; ISBN 978-075-464-544-3)
- A Constitutional History of the New Zealand Monarchy: The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy and the recognition of an autochthonous polity (V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G., Saarbrücken, 2008; ISBN 978-3-639-00877-7)
- Church and State in the Post-Colonial Era: The Anglican Church and the Constitution in New Zealand (Polygraphia (NZ) Ltd, Auckland, 2008; ISBN 978-1-877-33260-9)
- The catholicity of ordained ministry in the Anglican Communion: An examination of the ecclesiology implicit in the validity of orders debate (V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G., Saarbrücken, 2009; ISBN 978-3-639-12036-3)
- Academical Dress in New Zealand: A Study (V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G., Saarbrücken, 2010; ISBN 978-3-639-29927-4)
- Constitutional paradigms and the stability of states (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham, 2012; ISBN 978-0-7546-7920-2)
References edit
- ^ a b Aberystwyth University Press Release. 28 July 2010 New Head of Law and Criminology
- ^ a b Wales Online
- ^ Cox, Noel (2001). The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/107.
- ^ Noel Cox, Wikidata Q16195958
- ^ Aberystwyth Student Media, Head of Law and Criminology Department Steps Down
- ^ Church in Wales - clergy database