Yorke Prize
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The Yorke Prize is awarded annually by the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge
for an essay of between 30,000 and 100,000 words on a legal subject, including the history, analysis, administration and reform of law.
The prize, awarded from the Yorke Fund, is open to any graduate
of, or any person who is or has been registered as a graduate student of, the University.
in 1873 by the will
of Edmund Yorke (b. 8 February 1787, d.29 November 1871), alumnus
of Rugby School
, scholar and later Fellow
of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
and barrister
of Lincoln's Inn
, London.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
for an essay of between 30,000 and 100,000 words on a legal subject, including the history, analysis, administration and reform of law.
The prize, awarded from the Yorke Fund, is open to any graduate
Graduation
Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
of, or any person who is or has been registered as a graduate student of, the University.
Endowment
The Yorke Fund was endowedFinancial endowment
A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution. The total value of an institution's investments is often referred to as the institution's endowment and is typically organized as a public charity, private foundation, or trust....
in 1873 by the will
Will (law)
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and provides for the transfer of his/her property at death...
of Edmund Yorke (b. 8 February 1787, d.29 November 1871), alumnus
Alumnus
An alumnus , according to the American Heritage Dictionary, is "a graduate of a school, college, or university." An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student. In addition, an alumna is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college,...
of Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
, scholar and later Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
St. Catharine’s College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1473, the college is often referred to informally by the nickname "Catz".-History:...
and barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
of Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
, London.
Yorke Prize Winners
Winners of the Yorke Prize have included:- Courtney Stanhope KennyCourtney Stanhope KennyCourtney Stanhope Kenny was a British jurist, academic and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1888.-Early life and career:...
, 1877, 1878, 1879 - Perceval Maitland LaurencePerceval Maitland LaurenceSir Perceval Maitland Laurence was an English classical scholar, judge in South Africa and a benefactor of the University of Cambridge.-Early life and education:...
, 1878 - Richard Cockburn MaclaurinRichard Cockburn MaclaurinRichard Cockburn Maclaurin was a Scottish-born U.S. educator and mathematical physicist. He was made president of MIT in 1909, and held the position until his death in 1920....
, 1898 - Norman BentwichNorman BentwichNorman De Mattos Bentwich OBE MC was a British barrister and legal academic who served as Legal Secretary and the first Attorney-General of Mandatory Palestine from 1918 to 1931. A lifelong Zionist, Bentwich was close to the moderate wing of the movement...
- John GuyJohn Guy (historian)John Guy is a British historian and biographer.Born in Australia, he moved to Britain with his parents in 1952. He was educated at King Edward VII School in Lytham, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he read history, taking a First. At Cambridge, Guy studied under the Tudor specialist Geoffrey...
- John H. LangbeinJohn H. LangbeinJohn H. Langbein is the Sterling Professor of Law and Legal History at Yale Law School. He is an expert in the fields of trusts and estates, comparative law, and Anglo-American legal history....
- Sir John BakerJohn Baker (legal historian)Sir John Hamilton Baker, QC, FBA, FRHistS, FBS is an English legal historian. He has been the Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge since 1988.-Biography:...
, 1975 - Paul McHughPaul McHughPaul McHugh is a New Zealand academic lawyer. He teaches at the University of Cambridge where he is a Reader in Law and Fellow of Sidney Sussex College.-Education:...
, 1988 - Neil JonesNeil Jones (academic)Neil Gareth Jones, M.A. , LL.M., Ph.D. is a University Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and the current Director of Studies in Law of Magdalene College. He supervises undergraduates in legal history and in land law....