RECOGNIZING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AS A FACET OF THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY IN AFRICA: A NECESSITY
by Gesiye-emi Emiemokumo & Oziwo Brilliant INTRODUCTION According to the renowned English Philosopher John Locke, all individuals are born with certain “inalienable” rights, among which are “life, liberty, and property”1. The right to property, being the exclusive right accorded individuals to use or exercise dominion over their resources as they see fit,2 occupies a foundational […]