Neil Walker

Neil Craig Walker (born 5 July 1960) is a Scottish lawyer who is currently the Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh. in 2009 he completed a review for the Scottish Government into the final appellate jurisdiction of the Scottish legal system.

Early life Neil Walker studied at the School of Law of the University of Strathclyde, graduating with a First class LL.B. in 1981. He taught public law at the University of Edinburgh from 1986 to 1996, obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde's Department of Human Resource Management, entitled Police culture and organisation, in 1991.

Career In 1996, he was appointed Professor of Legal and Constitutional Theory at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen, Under current arrangements, it is possible to appeal from the Court of Session, Scotland's highest civil court, to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, but not from the High Court of Justiciary, which remains the highest criminal court. The review covers both the civil and criminal jurisdictions. Professor Walker completed his report in November 2009.