Richard Abel (lawyer)

Richard Abel
BornSeptember 13, 1941 (1941-09-13) (age 83)
New York, New York
OccupationLawyer

Richard L. Abel (born September 13, 1941)[1] is a professor of law (now emeritus), a specialist in African Law Studies and a renowned socio-legal scholar. He received his B.A. from Harvard University (1962), his LL.B. from Columbia University (1965) and his Ph.D. from the University of London (1974) where he was a Marshall Scholar. He has been a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Law since 1974.[2] He is a past president of the Law and Society Association and editor of the Law & Society Review.[3]

  1. ^ Duffy, J.; Hevelin, J.; Osterreicher, S. (1981). International directory of scholars and specialists in Third World studies. Crossroads Press. ISBN 9780918456403. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. ^ UCLA Law
  3. ^ "Abel, Richard | UCLA Law". law.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-26.