Peter Birks (3 October 1941- 6 July 2004) was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death, He was a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is widely credited as having sparked academic enthusiasm for the English law of Restitution.
Bibliography
- Books
- An Introduction to the Law of Restitution (1988)
- Unjust Enrichment (Clarendon 2004)
- Articles
- 'Before We Begin: Five Keys to Land Law', in S Bright & J Dewar, Land Law: Themes and Perspectives (OUP 1998) 457-86
- 'Compulsory Subjects: Will the Seven Foundations ever Crumble?' [1995] 1 Web JCLI
- 'The Implied Contract Theory of Quasi-Contract: Civilian Opinion Current in the Century before Blackstone' (1986) 6(1) OJLS 46-85
External links
- Jack Beatson, 'Peter Birks' (Obituary), The Guardian (16 July 2004), accessed 18 August 2009
- Obituary from the Oxford Comparative Law faculty
- Peter Birks Memorial Fund
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