Frederick M. Abbott
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Frederick M. Abbott is an American
legal academic who is active in scholarly and public policy discussion involving global intellectual property protections and economic law
, especially access to medicine
. He is presently holds the Edward Ball Eminent Scholar at Florida State University College of Law
. He has written score of journal articles and his books include The International Intellectual Property System: Commentary and Materials (with Thomas Cottier and Francis Gurry
) (1999), China in the World Trading System: Defining the Principles of Engagement (1998), Public Policy and Global Technological Integration (1997), and Law and Policy of Regional Integration (1995). His book on treaty-making, Parliamentary Participation in the Making and Operation of Treaties, edited with Stefan Riesenfeld, was awarded the American Society of International Law
Certificate of Merit.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
legal academic who is active in scholarly and public policy discussion involving global intellectual property protections and economic law
Economic law
In the legal system of the Soviet Union, economic law was the legal theory and system under which economic relations were a legal discipline independent of criminal law and civil law...
, especially access to medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
. He is presently holds the Edward Ball Eminent Scholar at Florida State University College of Law
Florida State University College of Law
Florida State University College of Law is the law school of Florida State University in Tallahassee. The law school's highly accomplished and accessible law faculty delivers a program that has an interdisciplinary orientation designed to produce well-rounded and effective lawyers.The law school...
. He has written score of journal articles and his books include The International Intellectual Property System: Commentary and Materials (with Thomas Cottier and Francis Gurry
Francis Gurry
Francis Gurry is an Australian national and the fourth and current Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization . He is also Secretary-General of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants...
) (1999), China in the World Trading System: Defining the Principles of Engagement (1998), Public Policy and Global Technological Integration (1997), and Law and Policy of Regional Integration (1995). His book on treaty-making, Parliamentary Participation in the Making and Operation of Treaties, edited with Stefan Riesenfeld, was awarded the American Society of International Law
American Society of International Law
The American Society of International Law is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization, based in Washington, D.C.. It was founded in 1906, and was chartered by the United States Congress in 1950...
Certificate of Merit.