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Henry Lovat

Image Henry Lovat GJRC.jpg
Henry Lovat, from the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council's board page
Born 1976 (January 1976 per Companies House)[1] Birth registered in Eastwood and Mearns[1]
Occupation Professor of International Law and Politics, University of Glasgow (from August 2025)
Known for President, Glasgow Jewish Representative Council; joint vice-chair, Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland
Parents Mervyn Lovat and Linda Lovat (née Rostoff, also indexed as Ross)[2]
Education BA, University of Manchester; MA, McGill University; LLM, University of Toronto; PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Glasgow law professor and Jewish communal official

Henry Mark Lovat (born 1976), known as Henry Lovat, is Professor of International Law and Politics in the School of Law at the University of Glasgow and president of the Glasgow Jewish Representative Council. He is also a joint vice-chair of Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland and a trustee of the Netherlee and Clarkston Charitable Trust.[3][4][5][6]

Career

According to his LinkedIn profile:[7]

  • Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, August 1999 – May 2000: public affairs officer, representing the council to the Scottish government, parliament and media.
  • UNHCR, Sarajevo, May 2000 – August 2001: associate protection officer in the Chief of Mission's office, working on the re-registration of internally displaced people.
  • Slaughter and May, London, August 2003 – June 2007: trainee and then associate; the matters he lists include "GE/Smiths Aerospace" and a BAE Systems acquisition.
  • Council of Europe, from November 2007: legal consultant to its Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law on capacity-building in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Serbia and Ukraine, including more than 35 seminars, advice to Armenian and Ukrainian bodies on criminal procedure reform (2011–12) and advice on the design of Ukraine's national preventive mechanism under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (2010–11).
  • Treasury Solicitor's Department, London, January 2008 – January 2009: legal adviser, advising the Government Equalities Office on drafting the Equality Act 2010, and working on the UK's observations in Schalk and Kopf v Austria.
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, March 2011 – January 2013: research associate in the Faculty of Law on Professor Yuval Shany's European Research Council project on the effectiveness of international tribunals.
  • UNRWA, Jerusalem, April – May 2012: legal consultant in the Department of Legal Affairs.
  • HM Treasury, London, February 2013 – February 2015: legal adviser, with work including the UK sovereign sukuk and drafting the bank-account provisions of the Immigration Act 2014.
  • British Business Bank, London, March 2015 – June 2017: lawyer in the in-house legal team.
  • University of Glasgow: Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow, September 2017 – June 2020; lecturer and then senior lecturer in international law and politics at the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, July 2020 – August 2025; Professor of International Law and Politics from August 2025.

Education

According to his LinkedIn profile, he attended Hutchesons' Grammar School and studied at the University of Manchester (BA (Hons) in philosophy and politics, 1993–1996), McGill University (MA in political science, 1997–1999), the College of Law of England and Wales (Postgraduate Diploma in Law, 2001–2002), the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice (Legal Practice Course, 2002–2003), the University of Toronto (LLM in international law, 2005–2006) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (PhD in international relations and international law, 2009–2016, with the dissertation "The Politics of Multilateral Treaty Negotiations").[7]

His birth was registered as Henry Mark Lovat in Eastwood and Mearns in 1976.[1]

Family and residence

He is the son of Mervyn Lovat and Linda Lovat (née Rostoff, also indexed as Ross). The ScotlandsPeople statutory births index, searched by surname Lovat and mother's maiden name Ross from 1973, returns three births, all registered in Eastwood and Mearns: Henry Mark Lovat (1976, ref. 650/36) and his brothers Toby Michael Lovat (1978, ref. 650/101) and Adam Matthew Lovat (1980, ref. 650/188).[2] Mervyn Maurice Lovat married Linda Marion Rostoff in Glasgow (Martha Street) in 1973; the marriage index lists the bride under both Rostoff and Ross.[8] His father, Mervyn, and Orry Lovat are brothers, sons of Mr and Mrs D. Lovat (née Sadie Taylor) of 9 Woodbank Crescent, Clarkston, according to birth notices in the Jewish Echo in 1947 and 1950 and the corresponding ScotlandsPeople birth entries,[9][10][11] so Henry Lovat and his brothers are first cousins of Orry's sons Oliver Leonard, Timothy Edward and Robin Jamie.[12]

192.com's electoral roll data lists Mervyn, Linda, Henry and Adam Lovat at the same address in Newton Mearns (G77) in 2002–03, and Henry Lovat there again in 2005.[13] It lists Henry M Lovat at an address in London N2 in 2013.[14]

Academic career

The university says his research "focuses on the nexus of international law and politics", covering international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law, international trade governance, international dispute settlement, and UK constitutional issues and devolution. He leads a research programme on "International Adjudication Under Pressure", with work on the laws of armed conflict, political backlash against international courts, the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court and reform of the World Trade Organization. The university lists him as a member of the Law Society of Scotland International Trade Policy Working Group, international theme lead for the RSE Young Academy of Scotland, co-convenor of the British International Studies Association (BISA) International Law Working Group, and a past secretary of the International Studies Association International Law Section.[3]

The Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security gives his degrees as a PhD in international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an LLM from the University of Toronto, an MA in political science from McGill University and a BA in philosophy and politics from the University of Manchester. It says he was a UKRI Policy Fellow with the Scottish Government, seconded to its Trade and Investment Directorate, and earlier a legal adviser with the UK Government. Before that he was in private practice as an English-qualified solicitor and worked with UNHCR in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It also says he worked as an international legal consultant on human rights issues with the Council of Europe, with UNRWA in Jerusalem and with UK and international NGOs, and that he is a member of the advisory council of CCJO René Cassin.[15]

His book Negotiating Civil War: The Politics of International Regime Design (2020) examines the negotiation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the 1977 Additional Protocols and the 1998 Rome Statute.[16] His publications also include "International adjudication and its discontents: a pluralist approach to international tribunal backlash" in the Israel Law Review (2020) and technical reports for the Council of Europe on freedom of expression in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[17]

Communal roles

In the Jewish Chronicle

Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, 2000

In April 2000 The Jewish Chronicle reported that Ken Macintosh, member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Eastwood, had praised the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities as guest speaker at a briefing to celebrate the council's first anniversary. Macintosh said that one of the most effective decisions taken by the council was its appointment of Henry Lovat as its public relations officer, and that Lovat had succeeded in "establishing a dialogue and a good relationship with Scottish politicians".[20]

In May 2000 the paper reported that Henry Lovat, 24, together with Joel Conn, had represented the Scottish Jewish community at the second Young Jewish Leadership seminar, held at Kibbutz Ma'ale HaHamisha near Jerusalem and run by the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Lovat said the seminar "enhanced my knowledge on subjects concerning both Israel and Jewish identity", and that "Clear signals are emanating from Israel that the place of the diaspora on the Israel agenda is shifting". He felt that the diaspora should be viewed by Israel "as a broadly defined asset, rather than as simply a source of immigrants and revenue".[21]

In September 2000 the paper reported the appointment of Barry Jackson, 25, of Giffnock, as public affairs officer of the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, adding: "Mr Jackson succeeds Henry Lovat, who left in June."[22] His LinkedIn profile gives his time at the council as August 1999 – May 2000.[7]

Photographs, 2007

"Benjamin Danzig, Dinah Endler, Henry Lovat and Ben Samuel": The Jewish Chronicle, 5 January 2007, p. 38

A Henry Lovat appears in a The Jewish Chronicle photograph of Limmud 2006 at Nottingham University, captioned "Benjamin Danzig, Dinah Endler, Henry Lovat and Ben Samuel".[23]

"Daniel Kingsley, Sarah Kaiser, Laura Forster and Henry Lovat": The Jewish Chronicle, 20 July 2007, p. 42

A Henry Lovat also appears in the paper's photographs of the New Israel Fund's first human rights awards dinner, held at the Hotel Russell in London, captioned "Daniel Kingsley, Sarah Kaiser, Laura Forster and Henry Lovat".[24]

Companies House

Companies House holds four officer records under the name Henry Mark Lovat. He is also recorded as a person with significant control:

Company Number Role Appointed Resigned Correspondence address Officer record
Matherton Investments Limited SC712950 Director 22 October 2021 – (active) 24 Beresford Terrace, Ayr, United Kingdom, KA7 2EG Dr Henry Mark Lovat, born January 1976[25]
Matherton Investments Two Limited SC829788 Director 22 November 2024 – (active) 24 Beresford Terrace, Ayr, United Kingdom, KA7 2EG Henry Mark Lovat, born January 1976[26]
36 Lichfield Grove N.3. Limited 01235566 Director 23 April 2017 22 November 2024 12 Matherton Avenue, Newton Mearns, Glasgow, Scotland, G77 5EY Dr Henry Mark Lovat, born January 1976[27]
36 Lichfield Grove N.3. Limited 01235566 Secretary 3 March 2014 23 April 2017 36c, Lichfield Grove, London, England, N3 2JP Henry Mark Lovat, no date of birth shown[28]
Matherton Investments Limited SC712950 Person with significant control 22 October 2021 (notified) – (active) 24 Beresford Terrace, Ayr, United Kingdom, KA7 2EG Dr Henry Mark Lovat, born January 1976[29]
36 Lichfield Grove N.3. Limited 01235566 Person with significant control – 22 November 2024 (ceased) – Henry Mark Lovat[30]

The secretary record carries no date of birth; it is listed because it is for the same company, ending on the day the director appointment of the January 1976 record began. 192.com's Companies House data gives 41 Beresford Avenue, London N20 0AD, against his past directorship of 36 Lichfield Grove N.3. Limited; the company's filing history shows that this has been the company's registered office address since 5 January 2022.[30] Mervyn Maurice Lovat was a director and a person with significant control of Matherton Investments from 22 October 2021 to 7 April 2026.[31]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ScotlandsPeople, Statutory Registers index, births: Henry Mark Lovat, 1976, registration district Eastwood and Mearns, ref. 650/36, accessed 29 October 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ScotlandsPeople statutory births index, searched by mother's maiden name Ross (surname Lovat, from 1973; three entries, all registered in Eastwood and Mearns): Adam Matthew Lovat, 1980, ref. 650/188; Toby Michael Lovat, 1978, ref. 650/101; Henry Mark Lovat, 1976, ref. 650/36; accessed 29 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 University of Glasgow, Professor Henry Lovat, School of Law staff page, accessed 29 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, "Board Members and Staff" jewishglasgow.org, accessed 29 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jewish Student Chaplaincy Scotland, Report and Financial Statements for the year to 30 June 2025 (scanned), via Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, accessed 20 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Netherlee and Clarkston Charitable Trust (SC042072) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 29 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Henry Lovat, LinkedIn profile (experience; education), accessed 29 October 2026.
  8. ↑ ScotlandsPeople, Statutory Registers index, marriages, 1973: Mervyn Maurice Lovat and Linda Marion Rostoff (the bride is indexed under both Rostoff and Ross), registration district Glasgow (Martha Street), ref. 609/323, accessed 29 October 2026.
  9. ↑ Jewish Echo, 17 October 1947, Births (Mr and Mrs D. Lovat, née Sadie Taylor, 9 Woodbank Crescent, Clarkston: a son, "Brother for Bernice").
  10. ↑ Jewish Echo, 4 August 1950, Births (Mr and Mrs D. Lovat, 9 Woodbank Crescent, Clarkston: a son, born 31 July).
  11. ↑ ScotlandsPeople, Statutory Registers index, births: Mervyn Maurice Lovat, 1947, Hillhead (Glasgow), ref. 644/13/1612; Orry Isaac Lovat, 1950, Hillhead (Glasgow), ref. 644/13/924; accessed 29 October 2026.
  12. ↑ ScotlandsPeople statutory births index, searched by surname Lovat and mother's maiden name Regan (from 1970): Oliver Leonard Lovat (1976), Timothy Edward Lovat (1978) and Robin Jamie Lovat (1982), the sons of Orry Isaac Lovat and Cynthia Regan; accessed 29 October 2026.
  13. ↑ 192.com, electoral roll records for an address in Newton Mearns (G77): Mervyn Lovat, Linda Lovat, Henry Lovat and Adam Lovat, 2002–03; Henry Lovat, 2005; accessed 29 October 2026.
  14. ↑ 192.com, electoral roll record for an address in London N2: Henry M Lovat, 2013; accessed 29 October 2026.
  15. ↑ Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, Prof Henry Lovat, gcils.org, accessed 29 October 2026.
  16. ↑ Henry Lovat, Negotiating Civil War: The Politics of International Regime Design (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020), ISBN 9781108739702.
  17. ↑ University of Glasgow, Enlighten publications: Lovat, Henry, accessed 29 October 2026.
  18. ↑ Glasgow Jewish Representative Council, jewishglasgow.org, archived 4 February 2025.
  19. ↑ Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Jewish Council of Scotland (SC029438) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 29 October 2026.
  20. ↑ Lindy Markson, "Scottish MPs full of praise for Council of Jewish Communities", The Jewish Chronicle, 14 April 2000, p. 26.
  21. ↑ Lindy Markson, "Jerusalem conference charts new diaspora ties", The Jewish Chronicle, 12 May 2000, p. 23.
  22. ↑ "Top Scot", The Jewish Chronicle, 15 September 2000, p. 24.
  23. ↑ "Limmud 2006 storms Nottingham University", "The Guest List", The Jewish Chronicle, 5 January 2007, p. 38.
  24. ↑ "In London, the Israel Fund awards human rights prizes", "The Guest List", The Jewish Chronicle, 20 July 2007, p. 42.
  25. ↑ Companies House, Dr Henry Mark LOVAT – appointments, accessed 29 October 2026.
  26. ↑ Companies House, Henry Mark LOVAT – appointments, accessed 29 October 2026.
  27. ↑ Companies House, Dr Henry Mark LOVAT – appointments, accessed 29 October 2026.
  28. ↑ Companies House, Henry Mark LOVAT – appointments, accessed 29 October 2026.
  29. ↑ Companies House, Matherton Investments Limited (SC712950): persons with significant control, accessed 29 October 2026.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Companies House, 36 Lichfield Grove N.3. Limited (01235566): filing history, accessed 29 October 2026.
  31. ↑ Companies House, Matherton Investments Limited (SC712950): officers, accessed 29 October 2026.
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