Abraham Drassinower
Department of law
University of Toronto
Canada
Biography
Abraham Drassinower, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.B. (Toronto) is Professor at the Faculty of Law, and Chair in the Legal, Ethical and Cultural Implications of Technological Innovation. He joined the Faculty of Law in 1999, and served as Director (20006-2009) and co-Director (2012-2017) of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. He previously held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto (1993-1995), and lectured principally on political philosophy at York University (1993-1995) and at the University of Toronto (1995-1998). He served as a Law Clerk to Mr. Justice John C. Major of the Supreme Court of Canada (1998-1999). Abraham Drassinower, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.B. (Toronto) is Professor at the Faculty of Law, and Chair in the Legal, Ethical and Cultural Implications of Technological Innovation. He joined the Faculty of Law in 1999, and served as Director (20006-2009) and co-Director (2012-2017) of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. He previously held a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto (1993-1995), and lectured principally on political philosophy at York University (1993-1995) and at the University of Toronto (1995-1998). He served as a Law Clerk to Mr. Justice John C. Major of the Supreme Court of Canada (1998-1999).
Research Interest
Intellectual Property Law Legal Theory Political Philosophy and Theory Property Law