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The Glorious Revolution , also called the Revolution of 1688 , was the overthrow of King James II of England ( James VII of Scotland ) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange . William ' s successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascension of the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England , James ' s daughter , in conjunction with the documentation of the Bill of Rights 1689 . The ___MASK96___ ( abbreviated as Edin . in post - nominals ), founded in 1582 , is the sixth oldest university in the English - speaking world and one of Scotland ' s ancient universities . The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city of Edinburgh , with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university . Bernard J . Hibbitts is a Canadian lawyer , professor , and publisher currently teaching in the United States at the ___MASK65___ School of Law . Originally trained as a legal historian whose McLuhanistic early work focused on the historical relationship between law , media and the senses , he wrote a series of controversial articles in the mid - 1990s on the future of law reviews and scholarly publishing in the then - just - emerging age of the Internet . He is best known ___MASK41___ as the founder and publisher of JURIST , the Webby award - winning online legal news service , established in 1996 . He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of JURIST Legal News and Research Services , Inc ., a 501 ( c )( 3 ) non - profit organization . ___MASK55___ is a council area and historic county of Scotland . It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth , with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire . By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms , known as " Fib ", and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of ___MASK55___ within Scotland . Dunfermline ( Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Phàrlain ) is a former burgh and current town in ___MASK55___ , Scotland . The town grew under the influence of Queen Margaret to be an important ecclesiastical burgh ( a town with special privileges ). Until the 17th century , the town was the royal capital of Scotland . The union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603 saw the end of the town ' s special status , which led to decline . Dunfermline is a town and former Royal Burgh , and parish , in ___MASK55___ , Scotland , on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth . The 2011 census recorded the town ' s population at 49 , 706 , however figures released in 2012 estimate Dunfermline ' s population as 50 , 380 , making it the largest locality in ___MASK55___ and the tenth largest in Scotland . The North Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , Germany , the Netherlands , ___MASK59___ , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area of around . JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the ___MASK65___ School of Law , powered by a staff of more than 60 law students working in Pittsburgh and other US locations under the direction of founding Publisher & Editor - in - Chief Professor Bernard Hibbitts , Acting Executive Director Andrew Morgan , Research Director Jaclyn Belczyk , Technical Director Jeremiah Lee , Managing Editor Joseph Macklin and Chief of Staff Steven Wildberger . It features continuously updated US and international legal news and expert commentary . JURIST is dedicated to advancing civic education , supporting sound decision - making and promoting the rule of law by objectively reporting , documenting and analyzing important legal developments as they happen . JURIST seeks to encourage teaching , learning , and scholarship within the legal community and in the general community . The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights . Passed on 16 December 1689 , it is a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Rights presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in February 1689 , inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England . The Bill of Rights lays down limits on the powers of the monarch and sets out the rights of Parliament , including the requirement for regular parliaments , free elections , and freedom of speech in Parliament . It sets out certain rights of individuals including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and reestablished the liberty of Protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of ___MASK5___ . Furthermore , the Bill of Rights described and condemned several misdeeds of James II of England . Carnock is a village and parish of ___MASK55___ , Scotland , 4 . 2 miles ( 6 . 759km ) west of Dunfermline . It is 1 . 3 miles ( 2 . 092km ) east of Oakley , ___MASK55___ . The village is said to be named for St . Cearnock , a disciple of St . Ninian . Alternatively the form may derive from " Caer - cnoc ", the meaning of " Caer " to be a fort or castle and " cnoc " which is known to mean an isolated hill ( see History of Dunfermline ). Carnock is known to have had military significance in antiquity . Rev John Erskine DD ( 1721 -- 1803 ) , the Scottish theologian , was born near Dunfermline at Carnock on 2 June 1721 . His father was the great Scottish jurist John Erskine of Carnock and his grandfather was Colonel John Erskine of Cardross who had been in William of Orange ' s army when it invaded England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 . England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by , or subsequently granted , a royal charter . Although abolished in ___MASK5___ in 1975 , the term is still used by many former royal burghs . The Firth of Forth is the estuary ( firth ) of the River Forth in Scotland , where it flows into the North Sea , between ___MASK55___ to the north and Lothian to the south . It was known as " Bodotria " in Roman times . In the Norse sagas it was known as the " Myrkvifiörd ". Oakley is a village in ___MASK55___ , Scotland located at the mutual border of Carnock and Culross parishes , ___MASK55___ , 5 . 4 miles ( 8 . 69km ) west of Dunfermline on the A907 . The ___MASK65___ School of Law ( sometimes referred to as Pitt Law ) was founded in 1895 . It became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900 . Its primary home facility is the Barco Law Building . The school offers four degrees : ___MASK39___ of Studies in Law , Juris Doctor , ___MASK35___ for international students , and the Doctor of Juridical Science . The school offers several international legal programs , operates a variety of clinics , and publishes several law journals . John Erskine of Carnock ( 4 November 1695  1 March 1768 ) was a Scottish jurist and professor of Scottish ___MASK5___ at the ___MASK96___ . He wrote the " Principles of the Law of Scotland " and " An Institute of the Law of Scotland ", prominent books on Scots ___MASK5___ .