British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Professor David Feldman
Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge

Year elected: 2006

He is widely regarded as the leading academic writer in the field of domestic civil liberties and human rights and, more generally, as a leading figure within public law. His scholarship in recent years has focused on civil liberties and human rights. He has combined his scholarship with public service and experience, most recently as the first legal advisor to the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on Human Rights.