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Power Contestations in the Use of Agri-food Data: Towards a Sustainability Governance Approach
Power Contestations in the Use of Agri-food Data: Towards a Sustainability Governance Approach

Law, Technology and Humans
(October 2024)

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A Critical Examination of the African Legal Framework for Indigenous Knowledge
A Critical Examination of the African Legal Framework for Indigenous Knowledge

Journal of African Law
Vol. 67, Issue 1 (February 2023)

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Smart farming and artificial intelligence in East Africa: Addressing indigeneity, plants, and gender
Smart farming and artificial intelligence in East Africa: Addressing indigeneity, plants, and gender

Smart Agricultural Technology
Vol. 3 (February 2023)

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Transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation Framework and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Transition to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation Framework and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

African Journal of Legal Studies
Vol. 15, Issue 1 (January 2023)

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Marginalisation of Indigenous Knowledge in African Education: The Case of Rwandan Traditional Medicinal Treatments for Livestock
Marginalisation of Indigenous Knowledge in African Education: The Case of Rwandan Traditional Medicinal Treatments for Livestock

Open AIR (African Innovation Research) Network
Working Paper No. 24 (2021)
Co-authored with Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu and Vedaste Ndungutse

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Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Retooling Indigenous Resurgence for Development
Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Retooling Indigenous Resurgence for Development

CIGI Papers
No. 234 (2019)

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Plant Breeders’ Rights, Farmers’ Rights and Food Security: Africa’s Failure of Resolve and India’s Wobbly Leadership
Plant Breeders’ Rights, Farmers’ Rights and Food Security: Africa’s Failure of Resolve and India’s Wobbly Leadership

Indian Journal of Law and Technology
Vol. 14, Issue 2 (2018)

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The Nollywood Phenomenon: Innovation, Openness and Technical Opportunism in the Modeling of Successful African Entrepreneurship
The Nollywood Phenomenon: Innovation, Openness and Technical Opportunism in the Modeling of Successful African Entrepreneurship

Open AIR (African Innovation Research) Network
Working Paper No. 19 (2018)

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ICTs in Agricultural Production and Potential Deployment in Operationalising Geographical Indications in Uganda
ICTs in Agricultural Production and Potential Deployment in Operationalising Geographical Indications in Uganda

Open AIR (African Innovation Research) Network
Working Paper No. 14 (2018)
Co-authored w/ Tesh Dagne

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Tiered or Differentiated Approach to Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions: The Evolution of a Concept
Tiered or Differentiated Approach to Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions: The Evolution of a Concept

CIGI Papers
No. 185 (2018)

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Wandering Footloose: Traditional Knowledge and the "Public Domain" Revisited
Wandering Footloose: Traditional Knowledge and the "Public Domain" Revisited

Journal of World Intellectual Property
Vol. 21, No. 5-6 (2018)

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Access and Benefit Sharing, Canadian and Aboriginal Research Ethics Policy After the Nagoya Protocol: Digital DNA and Transformations in Biotechnology
Access and Benefit Sharing, Canadian and Aboriginal Research Ethics Policy After the Nagoya Protocol: Digital DNA and Transformations in Biotechnology

Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
Vol. 31, No. 1 (2017)
Co-authored w/ Vipal Jain

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A Cross-Regional Research Partnership for Sustainable Development: The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Experience
A Cross-Regional Research Partnership for Sustainable Development: The Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Experience

Open AIR (African Innovation Research) Network
Working Paper No. 8 (2017)
Co-authored w/ Jeremy de Beer

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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA VIII)
Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA VIII)

Open AIR (African Innovation Research) Network
Working Paper No. 5 (2017)
Co-authored w/ Caroline Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter & Jeremy de Beer

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Cross-Cultural Dynamics in Palliative Care: The Emerging Canadian Scenario
Cross-Cultural Dynamics in Palliative Care: The Emerging Canadian Scenario

Dalhousie Law Journal
Vol. 39, No. 2 (Fall 2016)

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Ocean Law Reform: A Multi-Level Comparative Law Analysis of Nigerian Maritime Zone Legislation
Ocean Law Reform: A Multi-Level Comparative Law Analysis of Nigerian Maritime Zone Legislation

Marine Policy
Vol. 67 (2016)
Co-authored w/ Aldo Chircop & David Dzidzornu

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Organic Farming in Nigeria in the Era of Agro-Biotech and Biosafety
Organic Farming in Nigeria in the Era of Agro-Biotech and Biosafety

Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology
Vol. 3, No. 6 (September 2015)

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Breeding Apples for Oranges: Africa's Misplaced Priority Over Plant Breeders' Rights
Breeding Apples for Oranges: Africa's Misplaced Priority Over Plant Breeders' Rights

Journal of World Intellectual Property
Vol. 18, No. 5 (2015)

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Intellectual Property and the Right to Adequate Food: A Critical African Perspective
Intellectual Property and the Right to Adequate Food: A Critical African Perspective

African Journal of International and Comparative Law
Vol. 23, No. 2 (2015)

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Indigenous Peoples' Rights at the Intersection of Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights
Indigenous Peoples' Rights at the Intersection of Human Rights and Intellectual Property Rights

Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
Vol. 18, No. 2 (2014)

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Open Innovation in Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Open Innovation in Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Chicago Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
Vol. 13, No. 1 (2013)

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Toward a Constructive Engagement: Agricultural Biotechnology as a Public Health Incentive for Less Developed Countries
Toward a Constructive Engagement: Agricultural Biotechnology as a Public Health Incentive for Less Developed Countries

Journal of Food Law and Policy
Vol. 7, No. 2 (2011)

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Rio+20: Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property in Coastal and Ocean Law
Rio+20: Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property in Coastal and Ocean Law

Ocean Yearbook
Vol. 27, No. 121 (2013)

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Beyond 'Nollywood' and Piracy: In Search of an Intellectual Property Policy for Nigeria
Beyond 'Nollywood' and Piracy: In Search of an Intellectual Property Policy for Nigeria

NIALS Journal of Intellectual Property
Maiden Edition (2011)

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Intellectual Property in Global Governance: A Venture in Critical Reflection
Intellectual Property in Global Governance: A Venture in Critical Reflection

WIPO Journal
Vol. 2, No. 2 (2011)

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Toward a Constructive Engagement: Agricultural Biotechnology as a Public Health Incentive for Less Developed Countries
Toward a Constructive Engagement: Agricultural Biotechnology as a Public Health Incentive for Less Developed Countries

Journal of Food Law and Policy
Vol. 7, No. 2 (2011)

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Genetic Resources & Access and Benefit Sharing: Politics, Prospects and Opportunities for Canada after Nagoya
Genetic Resources & Access and Benefit Sharing: Politics, Prospects and Opportunities for Canada after Nagoya

Journal of Environmental Law and Practice
Vol. 22, No. 2 (2011)

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Intellectual Property Training and Education: A Development Perspective
Intellectual Property Training and Education: A Development Perspective

International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Issue Paper No. 31 (2010)
Co-authored w/ Jeremy de Beer

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Canada: Time to Take Access and Benefit Sharing Over Genetic Resources Seriously
Canada: Time to Take Access and Benefit Sharing Over Genetic Resources Seriously

University of New Brunswick Law Journal
Vol. 60 (2010)

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Patents and Pharmaceutical R&D: Consolidating Private–Public Partnership Approach to Global Public Health Crises
Patents and Pharmaceutical R&D: Consolidating Private–Public Partnership Approach to Global Public Health Crises

Journal of World Intellectual Property
Vol. 13, No. 4 (July 2010)

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