Dr. Abraham Drassinower

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Biography

Abraham Drassinower is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, specializing in the legal and ethical implications of technological innovation. He joined the Faculty of Law in 1999 and has held significant roles, including Director and co-Director of the Centre for Innovation Law and Policy. Drassinower completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and has taught at York University and the University of Toronto. He served as a Law Clerk for Mr. Justice John C. Major at the Supreme Court of Canada. His research interests encompass property, intellectual property, legal political philosophy, and critical theory, with publications focusing on charitable trusts, unjust enrichment, and psychoanalysis in political theory. His notable work includes 'What's Wrong with Copying' published by Harvard University Press in 2015.

Research Interests

Courses

Psychoanalysis and Law - LAW286H1F Selected Topics in Law - LAW4032H

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology