Jurists

Andrea Rita Dworkin ( September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist and writer. She was best known for her criticism of pornography, which she argued led to rape and other forms of violence against women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrea Dworkin"

Daniel Cady (1773-1859) was a prominent lawyer and judge in upstate New York. Best known today as the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, he had a full and accomplished life of his own. Born in Columbia County, Cady studied law in Albany and eventually settled in Johnstown, New York. He became an attorney during Washington's presidency. As a young attorney, he worked with such notables as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. At the end of his career, he served with Abraham Lincoln in a case where each represented a defendant in a land dispute associated with Beloit College. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel Cady"

David Dudley Field ( February 13 1805 - April 13 1894) was an American lawyer and law reformer. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Dudley Field"

David Lionel Bazelon ( September 3, 1909– February 19, 1993) was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. ...more on Wikipedia about "David L. Bazelon"

Edmund Plowden ( 1518 Plowden Hall, Lydbury, Shropshire, England - 6 February 1585 London, England), son of Humphrey Plowden (1490-1557) and Elizabeth Wollascot (nee Sturry) (?-1599), was a distinguished English lawyer, legal scholar and theorist during the late Tudor period. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edmund Plowden"

François Laurent ( 8 July 1810 - 11 February 1887) was a Belgian historian and jurisconsult. ...more on Wikipedia about "François Laurent"

Friedrich Karl von Savigny ( February 21, 1779 - 25 October, 1861) was one of the most respected and influential 19th-century jurists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Karl von Savigny"

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Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens, also known as Fyodor Fyodorovich Martens (Фёдор Фёдорович Мартенс) in Russian and Frederic Frommhold (de) Martens in French ( 27 August, 1845 - 20 June, 1909) was a diplomat in the service of Russian Empire and jurist who made important contributions to the science of international law. He represented Russia at the Hague Peace Conference and helped to settle the first cases of international arbitration, notably the dispute between France and Great Britain over Newfoundland. As a scholar, he is probably best remembered today for having edited 15 volumes of Russian international treaties ( 1874-1909). ...more on Wikipedia about "Friedrich Martens"

Hans Kelsen ( Prague, October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian - American jurist of Jewish descent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hans Kelsen"

Henri François d'Aguesseau ( 1668 – February 9, 1751) was Chancellor of France, illustrious for his virtues, learning and talents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henri François d'Aguesseau"

Henry of Bracton, also Henry de Bracton, (d. 1268) was an English jurist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry de Bracton"

Hermenegild Jireček, Ritter von Samakow ( April 13, 1827 - December 29, 1909), Bohemian jurisconsult, who was born at Vysoké Mýto, was an official in the Prague bureau of education. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hermenegild Jirecek"

Jacques Cujas or Cujacius (or as he called himself, Jacques de Cujas) ( 1520 – 1590) was a French legal expert. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jacques Cujas"

Jean Louis Delolme ( 1740 - 16 July 1806) was a Swiss jurist and constitutional writer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Louis Delolme"

Jean-Jacques Haus (aka Jacques-Joseph Haus) was born in Würzburg, Germany on January 5 1796. By his father, Ernest-Augustus Haus, and by his mother Marie-Barbe Stang. Jacques-Joseph Haus made his primary, middle and superior studies in his native city. He got doctor's rank in philosophy January 3 1814 not having reached the age of eighteen years. Three years later, April 26 1817, he was proclaimed summa cum laude Ph.D. in civil law and in canonical law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean-Jacques Haus"

Jérôme Bignon ( 1589 - 1656), French lawyer, was born at Paris. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jérôme Bignon"

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius ( September 11, 1681 - August 31, 1741), German jurist, was born on at Eisenberg, Altenburg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johann Gottlieb Heineccius"

John Bouvier ( 1787- 1851), American jurist, was born in Codogno, France. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Bouvier"

John Cowell ( 1554- October 11 1611) was an English jurist. Born in Ernesborough (now Irishborough), Devon, he was educated at Eton, and King's College, Cambridge, ultimately becoming professor of civil law in that university, and master of Trinity Hall. In 1607 he compiled a law dictionary, The Interpreter, in which he exalted the kings prerogative so much that he was prosecuted before the House of Commons by Sir Edward Coke, who had a hostile history with Cowell. He was saved from imprisonment only by the interposition of James I. His book was burnt by order of the House of Commons. The suppression order read in part: ...more on Wikipedia about "John Cowell"

John of Ibelin ( 1215 – December 1266), count of Jaffa and Ascalon, was a noted jurist and the author of the longest legal treatise from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He was the son of Philip of Ibelin, bailli of the Kingdom of Cyprus, and Alice of Montbéliard, and was the nephew of John of Ibelin, the "Old Lord of Beirut". To distinguish him from his uncle and other members of the Ibelin family named John, he is sometimes called John of Jaffa. The chronicler Jean de Joinville describes his coat-of-arms as "or, a cross pateé gules". ...more on Wikipedia about "John of Ibelin (jurist)"

John Selden ( December 16, 1584 - November 30, 1654) was an English jurist, legal antiquary and oriental scholar. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Selden"

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A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many countries which use Commonwealth English it has only historical and specialist usage. In Continental Europe any person who possesses a degree in law is called a jurist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jurist"

Lassa Francis Lawrence Oppenheim ( March 30 1858 - October 7 1919), was a renowned German jurist. As far as the English language is concerned, he is regarded by many as the father of the discipline of international law. ...more on Wikipedia about "L.F.L. Oppenheim"

Notable academics or such within the field of criminal justice: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of criminal justice notables"

Orlando W. Wilson ( 1900 - 1972) was a student of August Vollmer and is associated with the founding of the academic field of criminal justice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orlando W. Wilson"

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