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New Zealand lawyer (born 1965)

For the Missouri politician, see [Noel Cox (politician)](/source/Noel_Cox_(politician)).

The Reverend Noel Cox FRHistS Born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 61) Auckland, New Zealand Alma mater University of Auckland University of Wales, Lampeter Occupations Lawyer, legal scholar and priest Religion Christianity (Anglican) Church Church in Wales Ordained 2012 (deacon) 2013 (priest)

**Noel Cox** [FRHistS](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Historical_Society) (born 3 June 1965) is a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand)–born [lawyer](/source/Lawyer), [legal scholar](/source/Legal_scholar), and [Anglican](/source/Anglicanism) [priest](/source/Priest).

## Personal

Cox was raised in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] He is an advocate of the [monarchy in New Zealand](/source/Monarchy_in_New_Zealand).[2]

## Career

Cox earned an [LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) and an [LLM](/source/Master_of_Laws) degree from the [University of Auckland](/source/University_of_Auckland), an [MTh](/source/Master_of_Theology) degree, an [MA](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree in ecclesiastical law, an [LTh](/source/Licence_in_Theology) from the [University of Wales Lampeter](/source/University_of_Wales_Lampeter), and a [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) degree in Political Studies from the University of Auckland. His doctoral thesis was titled *The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity*.[3][4] His main field of research has been constitutional law. In 2004 he was elected a [Fellow of the Royal Historical Society](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Historical_Society) (FRHistS) for his work on Commonwealth jurisprudence.[1]

Starting in 2010 he was a professor and Head of the Department of Law and Criminology at [Aberystwyth University](/source/Aberystwyth_University), Wales,[5] but was dismissed on May 22, 2014, due to alleged breaches of University financial and data protection regulations, and according to a statement by the university, a breach of the University's duty of care towards a member of staff.[2]

He was ordained as a deacon in the [Church in Wales](/source/Church_in_Wales) in June 2012 and a priest in June 2013.[6]

## Publications

- *The Coronation and the Constitution in the British Tradition* ([Palgrave Macmillan](/source/Palgrave_Macmillan), London, 2025; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-031-88959-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-031-88959-2))

- *The Royal Prerogative and Constitutional Law: A search for the quintessence of executive power* ([Routledge](/source/Routledge), Abingdon, 2020; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0367500795](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0367500795), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780367500795](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780367500795))

- *Priest of the Church or Priest of a Church? The Ecclesiology of Ordained Local Ministry* ([Rowman & Littlefield](/source/Rowman_%26_Littlefield) Ltd, London, 2021; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1978711859](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1978711859))

- *Technology and Legal Systems* ([Ashgate Publishing](/source/Ashgate_Publishing) Ltd, [Aldershot](/source/Aldershot), 2006; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-075-464-544-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-075-464-544-3))

- *A Constitutional History of the New Zealand Monarchy: The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy and the recognition of an autochthonous polity* ([V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G.](/source/VDM_Publishing), [Saarbrücken](/source/Saarbr%C3%BCcken), 2008; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-639-00877-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-639-00877-7))

- *Church and State in the Post-Colonial Era: The Anglican Church and the Constitution in New Zealand* (Polygraphia (NZ) Ltd, [Auckland](/source/Auckland), 2008; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-877-33260-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-877-33260-9))

- *The catholicity of ordained ministry in the Anglican Communion: An examination of the ecclesiology implicit in the validity of orders debate* ([V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G.](/source/VDM_Publishing), [Saarbrücken](/source/Saarbr%C3%BCcken), 2009; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-639-12036-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-639-12036-3))

- *Academical Dress in New Zealand: A Study* ([V.D.M. Verlag Dr. Müller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. K.G.](/source/VDM_Publishing), [Saarbrücken](/source/Saarbr%C3%BCcken), 2010; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-639-29927-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-639-29927-4))

- *Constitutional paradigms and the stability of states* ([Ashgate Publishing](/source/Ashgate_Publishing) Ltd, [Farnham](/source/Farnham), 2012; [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7546-7920-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7546-7920-2))

- "Authority for the use of the Royal Arms in Churches". *Ecclesiastical Law Journal*. 2000; 5 (27): 408–416. [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956618X00004002](https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956618X00004002)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-AUnews_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-AUnews_1-1) Aberystwyth University Press Release. 28 July 2010 [New Head of Law and Criminology](https://web.archive.org/web/20130104234945/http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/news/archive/2010/07/title-88941-en.html)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Wales2014_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Wales2014_2-1) [Wales Online](http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/top-academic-aberystwyth-university-professor-7225040)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Cox, Noel (2001). [*The evolution of the New Zealand monarchy: The recognition of an autochthonous polity*](https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/107) (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. [hdl](/source/Hdl_(identifier)):[2292/107](https://hdl.handle.net/2292%2F107).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** *Noel Cox*, [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [2830312A](https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2830312A), [Wikidata](/source/WDQ_(identifier)) [Q16195958](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16195958)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Aberystwyth Student Media, Head of Law and Criminology Department Steps Down](http://aberstudentmedia.com/2013/11/12/head-of-law-and-criminology-department-steps-down/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Church in Wales - clergy database](http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/clergy/?id=4257)

## External links

- [Website](http://www.geocities.ws/noelcox/)

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