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Professor Emma Waring is a Chair of Property and Art Law at York Law School, University of York. She holds advanced degrees including a PhD (Cantab), LLM (Harvard), and multiple MA qualifications. Her research focuses on Art and Heritage Law, Property Law, Land Law, and Ecclesiastical Law, emphasizing boundaries, legal geographies, and constitutional property. She leads the interdisciplinary LLM in Art Law, a collaboration between York Law School and the History of Art Department.
Education:
- PhD in Constitutional Property Law, University of Cambridge (AHRC-funded)
- LLM, Harvard Law School
- Legal Practice Course, Nottingham Trent Law School (Distinction)
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Cambridge (Triple First)
- MA in Theology, Durham University (Distinction)
Research Interests: Professor Waring explores the intersection of law and ethics in art markets, legal geographies of sculpture, and sacred/secular space boundaries. She has authored/co-edited books like Landmark Cases in Property Law and contributed to journals such as the Cambridge Law Journal. Her current projects include a monograph on sculpture’s hybrid legal status and a study on sacred space repurposing.
Awards:
- Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Award (2019)
- Herbert Smith Freehills Visitor Fellowship (2017)
- Doctoral Award (2005)
Teaching & Grants: She teaches Property Law, Art Law, and supervises LLM dissertations. Her grants include a project on Scottish Land Registration Reform and collaborations with the South African Research Chair in Property Law.
Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary projects with the History of Art Department and external photographers to visualize legal geographies of sacred spaces.
