« back to directory print Samuel Murumba Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-7577 | Email Areas of Expertise International Human RightsIntellectual PropertyProperty Education LL.B. (Hons), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda LL.M., Ph.D., Monash University, Melbourne Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy Professor Sam Murumba Named Co-Chair of a Human Rights Watch Advisory Committee 3/17/2015 Professor Samuel Murumba has been named co-chair of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Africa Division. He will serve with Ambassador Robin Sanders, the former United States Ambassador to Nigeria and to the Republic of Congo. Professor Murumba, whose expertise is in international human rights and intellectual property, has served on the Advisory Committee since 1994, and he has been a member of the organization’s Board of Directors since 1996. Professor Samuel Murumba Speaks to the International Intellectual Property Society 1/13/2011 Professor Samuel Murumba was the featured guest speaker at the International Intellectual Property Society's 2011 Holiday Reception. He presented a paper entitled "Human Rights and Intellectual Property: Dysfunctional Union or Marriage Made in Heaven?" that discusses the intersection of "universal" Human Rights law and "territorial" IP law. Human Rights Watch Honors Professor Samuel Murumba 2/5/2009 Professor Samuel Murumba was honored by the Human Rights Watch board of directors on Febuary 5 at a dinner held to highlight his many years of service to the organization. Professors Murumba and Sebok in New York Times 1/7/2007 In their op-ed for the New York Times, Professors Anthony Sebok and Samuel Murumba tackle Domino’s new Brooklyn Style Pizza. Is Domino’s, with its decidedly non-Brooklyn style pizza as well as its stereotype-filled ad campaign, violating food laws? Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum New Faculty Brochure