尼尔·麦考密克的一生在许多方面都是卓越不凡的,在学术领域尤其如此。他年轻时曾在格拉斯哥大学研究哲学和文学,后来又在牛津大学修习法律,在这两个学校他都是最优秀的学生。他曾执教于邓迪(Dundee),后来回到牛津贝利奥尔学院(Balliol College Oxford)。在1972年他被任命为爱丁堡大学敕命公法与法学理论教授(Regius Chair 0f Public Law and the Law 0f Nature and Nations),当时他才仅仅31岁!他一直担当这一教席长达36年,相当于他的大半生,这是相当罕见而了不起的。尼尔作为一个对法律在现代社会中的角色 Neil McCormick’s life is remarkable in many ways, especially in the academic arena. He studied philosophy and literature at the University of Glasgow when he was young, and later studied law at Oxford, where he was the best student. He coached at Dundee before returning to Balliol College Oxford. He was appointed as Professor of Public Policy and Law at the University of Edinburgh in 1972, when he was only 31 years old! He has served as the chair for 36 years, Equivalent to most of his life, it is quite rare and remarkable. Neil as a role in law in modern society