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Sir William Ivor Jennings KBE QC FBA (Sinhala: ශ්රීමත් අයිවර් ජෙනින්ග්ස්) (16 May 1903 – 19 December 1965) was a British lawyer and academic. He served as the vice chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1961–63) and the University of Ceylon (1942–55).
Nov 28, 2006 · This article examines the role of the British jurist, Sir Ivor Jennings, in the drafting of the Malayan independence constitution. Jennings was part of a five-man constitutional commission appointed in 1956 and led by the Scottish lord of appeal, Lord Reid.
Mar 12, 2014 · This article by Mara Malagodi investigates the legacy of British constitutionalist Sir Ivor Jennings (1903–1965) in South Asia. In 1941, when Jennings moved to Sri Lanka, a new phase of prolific writing on the laws of the British Empire and Commonwealth began for him, together with a practical engagement with constitution-making experiences ...
Jul 16, 2019 · The law and the constitution. by. Jennings, Ivor, Sir, 1903-1965. Publication date. 1959. Topics. Great Britain -- Constitutional law. Publisher. London, University of London Press.
1. Constitution-Making as Transnational Legal Ordering. 2. Constitutional Advice and Transnational Legal Order. 3. A Transnational Actor on a Dramatic Stage – Sir Ivor Jennings and the Manipulation of Westminster Style Democracy in Pakistan. 4. Constitutions in World Society: A New Measure of Human Rights. 5.
Sir Ivor Jennings (1903–65), Downing Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge, was one of the twentieth century's most famous and significant constitutional scholars and the author of numerous well-known texts.
Mar 29, 2016 · Aside from being the author of well-known texts including The Law and the Constitution, Cabinet Government, Parliament, and The Approach to Self-Government (all still in print) and a distinguished Cambridge Don, Jennings was also highly influential as a constitutional adviser across the world.
