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Frederick M. Abbott
A former partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, he is one of the nation’s leading figures on issues concerning the pharmaceutical industry and access to medicines. His latest coauthored book is International Intellectual Property in an Integrated “This is an exciting and challenging time for international law as we confront critical needs in the areas of the environment and energy, public health, the international economy and security. We have terrific faculty resources in these areas, and we look forward to helping our students become effective global problem solvers.” |
Donna R. Christie International Environmental Law, Jessup International Moot Court, Law of the Sea “I love enriching the law school experience for students by advising a variety international law activities and supervising externs at the International Bar Association in London. Florida State is one of the few law schools in the world with dedicated externships at the International Bar Association.”
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Talbot 'Sandy' D'Alemberte International Human Rights, War Crimes Tribunals “The College of Law can be very proud of its graduates who have distinguished themselves as international lawyers. Mark Ellis, the executive director of the International Bar Association, and Jim Bacchus, the former chair of the World Trade Court are but two examples.” |
Tahirih V. Lee China Trade Simulation, Chinese Law Seminar, Comparative Law, International Business Transactions
“My scholarship on China helped me develop Florida State’s China Trade Simulation course. Connecting Florida State students with future trade offi cials in China and helping them through the paces of realistic trade negotiations gives my students unique insights into international law that they could not get from a book or lecture.” |
Fernando Tesón Foreign Relations Law, International Human Rights, Public International Law, War and Intervention fteson@law.fsu.edu “Students interested in international law need to understand the broader political, economic and philosophical context of international relations in an interdependent world.” |
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Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Human Rights and Courtesy Professor of Law As director of Florida State’s Center for Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson Professor
Elwin J. Griffith Much of Professor Griffith’s scholarship focuses on immigration law. He also served for years as executive director of the Caribbean Law Institute, a major legal reform initiative in the Caribbean. |
David L. Markell
Retired from serving as senior justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas, Northern Division, and as senior resident judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Justice Moore has become a regular visitor to our faculty. Lesley Wexler Professor Wexler’s recent writing focuses on the influences that international law can have domestically, even apart from formal national adoption, and on bringing to bear international norms to improve the status of migrants. |