Francis Geoffrey Geoffrey Jacobs

Background

JACOBS, Francis was born on June 8, 1939 in Cliftonville. Son of the late Cecil Sigismund Jacobs and of Louise (nee Fisehhof) Jacobs.

Education

He was educated at the City of London School, Christ Church, Oxford, where he read Mods and Greats, and Nuffield College, Oxford.

Career

He practised as a barrister from Fountain Court Chambers in London. Jacobs has served as an official with the Secretariat of the European Commission of Human Rights, Professor of European Law at the University of London and Director of the Centre of European Law for King"s College London School of Law. He is visiting professor at the College of Europe.

On 4 December 2007, Jacobs was elected President of Missing Children Europe, the European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children.

He was elected President of the European Law Institute on 31 May 2011. He has one son by an earlier marriage.

Case C-412/93 Leclerc-Siplec Early Career Researchers I-00179

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Case C-409/95 Marschall v Land Nordrhein Westfalen Early Career Researchers I-06363

Case C-405/98 Gourmet International Early Career Researchers -I 1795.

Achievements

• Francis Geoffrey Jacobs has been listed as a reputable lawyer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Court of Justice of the European Communities

    (This is the ultimate guide to the workings of the Europea...)

  • The European Union Treaty

    (The European Treaty was adopted in 1984 by the European P...)

  • Effect of Treaties in Domestic Law: UKNCCL Volume 7
  • References to the European Court: Practice and procedure

Membership

Member United Kingdom Association European Law (honorary secretary 1974-1981, vice president since 1981).

Interests

• Avocations: books, music, nature, traveling.

Connections

Married Ruth Freeman, 1964. 1 child; married Susan Felicity Gordon, 1975. 4 children.

Father:

Cecil Sigismund Jacobs

Mother:

Louise (Fischhof) Jacobs

Spouse:

Susan Felicity Gordon

Spouse:

Ruth Freeman