The Reverend

Noel Cox

FRHistS
Born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 58)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Lawyer, legal scholar and priest
ReligionAnglican
ChurchChurch in Wales
Ordained
  • 2012 (deacon)
  • 2013 (priest)

Noel Cox FRHistS (born 3 June 1965) is a New Zealand-born lawyer, legal scholar, and Anglican priest.

Personal

Cox was raised in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He is an advocate of the monarchy in New Zealand.[2]

Career

Cox earned an LLB and an LLM degree from the University of Auckland, an MTh degree, an MA degree in ecclesiastical law, an LTh from the University of Wales Lampeter, and a PhD degree in Political Studies from the University of Auckland. His doctoral thesis was titled The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity.[3][4] His main field of research has been constitutional law. In 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS) for his work on Commonwealth jurisprudence.[1]

Starting in 2010 he was a professor and Head of the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University, Wales,[5] but was dismissed on May 22, 2014, due to alleged breaches of University financial and data protection regulations, and according to a statement by the university, a breach of the University's duty of care towards a member of staff.[2]

He was ordained as a deacon in the Church in Wales in June 2012 and a priest in June 2013.[6]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b Aberystwyth University Press Release. 28 July 2010 New Head of Law and Criminology
  2. ^ a b Wales Online
  3. ^ Cox, Noel (2001). The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/107.
  4. ^ Noel Cox, Wikidata Q16195958
  5. ^ Aberystwyth Student Media, Head of Law and Criminology Department Steps Down
  6. ^ Church in Wales - clergy database
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