New Faculty - College of Law

Kenneth W. Abbott
Professor and William H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar, College of Law
Professor, School of Global Studies
Professor Abbott received his J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard University and specializes in international organizations and governance, international trade and business, and international public health and environmental protection. He was the first United States legal scholar to apply modern international relations theory to legal problems, and his research brings an interdisciplinary perspective to a range of international issues. He was honored by being named the Elizabeth Froehling Horner Professor of Law and Commerce at Northwestern University, and he has lectured and taught in numerous countries around the world.