abstract:Sir Basil Markesinis QC, DCL, FBA (born July 10, 1944) is a scholar of law and Jamail Regents Professor at the University of Texas at Austin,"Basil S Markesinis", The University of Texas at Austin, retrieved 2011-07-28 and was Professor of Common and Civil Law, University College London."Missing honours", The Times, 21 January 2005, retrieved 2011-07-28