Dr. Boudewijn Sirks

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Biography

Boudewijn Sirks studied Law at the University of Leiden (LLM) and pursued further studies in Theology and Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD in law in 1984. Sirks has held positions at law faculties in Utrecht, Amsterdam, and Leiden, served as Professor of Legal History and Private Law at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt from 1998 to 2006, and was a Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford and a Fellow of Souls College until his retirement in 2014. Currently, he is an Emeritus Fellow at Souls College. Sirks' research interests encompass Roman law, the law of Late Antiquity, and early-modern European private law. He is an editorial member of the Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis (Legal History Review) and has been a Visiting Scholar at various universities. He is also a Corresponding Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of Accademia Romanistica Costantiniana and Associazione Storico-Giuridico Costantiniana.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
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  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
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Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.