Richard Abel

Richard L. Abel is a Professor of Law, a specialist in African Law Studies and a renowned socio-legal scholar. He received his B.A. from Harvard University, his LL.B. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from the University of London. He has been a member of the faculty of the UCLA School of Law since 1974. He is a past president of the Law and Society Association and editor of the Law & Society Review.