Professor Dr. Michael Lobban

Biography

Michael Lobban is a Professor of Legal History at the LSE Law School, where he joined in 2013. He completed his doctorate at Cambridge University and held a Junior Research Fellowship at St. John’s College, Oxford. Between 1991 and 1996, he taught in the Department of Law at the University of Durham and subsequently moved to Brunel University (1997-2000) and Queen Mary, University of London. Lobban's research focuses on legal history, particularly the history of legal thought in the common law tradition and the evolution of English law, especially around the 1700s. His recent work has explored the development of private law in England, examining contract, torts, bankruptcy, and insolvency. Notable publications include 'Imperial Incarceration: Detention and Trial in Making British Colonial Africa' and 'White Man's Justice: South African Political Trials in the Black Consciousness Era.' Lobban is also known for his editorial work and contributions to various legal historiographies, reflecting the intersection of law and society.

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