births
July 2, 1942
John Eekelaar, South African-English lawyer and scholar
John Eekelaar
John Eekelaar FBA is a South African former academic specialising in family law. In 2005 he retired from teaching after a forty-year career at Oxford University. He was the academic director of Pembroke College from 2005 to 2009 and is currently the co-director of the Oxford Centre for Family Law and Policy (OXFLAP).