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Dr. Makeen F Makeen is a Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law at the School of Law, Gender and Media, SOAS University of London. He holds a Visiting Professor appointment at King’s College London and has taught globally at institutions like Pepperdine School of Law and the Judicial Academy of Abu Dhabi. His expertise spans Intellectual Property Law, with a focus on Comparative Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, and Middle Eastern Commercial Law. Dr. Makeen’s research bridges civil and common law traditions, addressing legal challenges in both developed and developing jurisdictions.
He earned his LLB from Ain Shams University (Egypt), followed by an LLM and PhD from King’s College London. His landmark book, Copyright in a Global Information Society, is a foundational text in comparative copyright studies. He received the prestigious Seton Award (2008) for outstanding legal scholarship and has advised international bodies like the International Council of Museums (ICOM) on IP matters.
Dr. Makeen’s work has influenced judicial decisions, including citations by the Canadian Supreme Court. He has trained judges in the UAE and Ukraine on IP dispute adjudication and serves as a peer reviewer for top legal journals. His recent research explores digital-era copyright issues, including moral rights frameworks in the Middle East and EU-US comparisons in video streaming regulations.
- Education: LLB (Ain Shams, Egypt), LLM/PhD (King’s College London)
- Global Engagement: Visiting Lecturer at Pepperdine, Turin Law School, Notre Dame
- Professional Roles: Advocate at Egypt’s Court of Appeal, former member of ICOM’s Legal Standing Committee
His publications span books, peer-reviewed articles, and legal chapters, with a focus on bridging global legal divides in copyright jurisprudence.
