Oxford, England, United Kingdom
I continue to commission for Oxford University Press Law on the following lists: - civil law in England and Wales; - international human rights law; - international courts and tribunals; - international organizations; - construction law Since my promotion to Acquisitions Editor, I now also look after the Press's EU law list. My lists encompass academic monographs (which can be comparative in scope), expert commentaries, and practitioner texts. I also work on our department's new edition programme across all areas of law, and commission for the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States series. Additionally, I also work to develop innovative shortform digital products for the Oxford Law Pro platform.
I am Senior Associate Editor in Law Acquisitions. I am responsible for commissioning across the following lists: - civil law in England and Wales; - international human rights law; - international courts and tribunals; - international organizations; - construction law My lists encompass academic monographs (which can be comparative in scope), expert commentaries, and practitioner texts. I also work on our department's new edition programme across all areas of law, and commission for the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States series. Additionally, I am also working to develop innovative shortform digital products for OUP Law.
Between July 2022 and March 2024 I worked in content development for Humanities Books. My specialist lists were Classics, History, Literature, and Religion, but I also occasionally worked on Philosophy, and Oxford World's Classics titles. I was team lead for Literature Scholarly Editions. My most significant title in this role is the Bible used in the 2023 Coronation of His Majesty Charles III. You can read more about my involvement here: https://global.oup.com/news-items/current/youroxfordstory_alexander_hardie_forsyth?cc=gb&selected=gb Prior to this, I worked in content development for Law and Medicine Databases. Major publication projects I worked on included: Blackstone's Civil Practice, Blackstone's Criminal Practice, Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law (MPEPIL and MPEiPro), and Oxford Public International Law (OPIL)—specifically, Oxford International Organizations (OXIO).
I supervised undergraduate dissertations in academic years 2016-17 and 2017-18. I also co-taught one final-year undergraduate module and one M.St postgraduate module in 2018-19. I am proud to have taught for the English faculty ranked #1 in the 2020 QS global rankings.