Ruth Okediji Explained

Ruth Lade Okediji
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Nigeria^[2]
Education:	University of Jos (LLB) Harvard University (LLM, SJD)

Ruth Lade Okediji (born 1963) is an American legal scholar. She is the Jeremiah Smith. Jr, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and co-director of the Berkman Klein Center.^[3] She also founded and serves as faculty director of Harvard Law School's Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies.^{[4] [5]} Professor Okediji is an internationally renowned expert and scholar on intellectual property, trade and development.^[6] In 2017 she was appointed as part of the Creative Commons Board.

Education

Okediji received her LL.M. and S.J.D. from Harvard Law School. Prior to that, she received an LL.B. from the University of Jos.

Career

Okediji had a long teaching career before coming to Harvard Law in 2017. From 20032017, she taught at the University of Minnesota Law School where she was the William L. Prosser Professor of Law and appointed as a McKnight Presidential Professor.^[7] Prior to her tenure at Minnesota, she was the Edith Gaylord Presidential Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. She also held visiting professorships at Duke University School of Law, the University of Haifa Law School, the University of St. Thomas School of Law, and the University of Tilburg Law School.^[8]

She was awarded the prestigious Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters in 2023.^[9]

Bibliography

• Book: Bagley. Margo A.. International Patent Law and Policy - American Casebook Series. Okediji. Ruth L.. Erstling. Jay A.. 2013. 978-0-314-28787-8. St. Paul, MN. 842883961.
• Book: Okediji. Ruth L.. Patent Law in Global Perspective. Bagley. Margo A.. 2014. 978-0-19-936110-6. New York. 881476206.
• Book: Cimoli. Mario. Intellectual Property Rights : Legal and Economic Challenges for Development. Dosi. Giovanni. Maskus. Keith E.. Okediji. Ruth L.. Reichman. Jerome H.. Oxford. 2014. 978-0-19-966075-9. Stiglitz. Joseph E.. First. Oxford. 879770440.
• Book: Okediji, Ruth L.. Copyright Law in an Age of Limitations and Exceptions. 2017. 978-1-107-13237-5. New York, NY. 927166124. 0.
• Book: Helfer. Laurence R. Laurence Helfer. The World Blind Union guide to the Marrakesh Treaty: facilitating access to books for print-disabled individuals. Land. Molly K. Okediji. Ruth L. Reichman. J. H. Oxford University Press. 2017. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-067964-4. New York. en. 1117298020.

External links

• Professor Ruth Okediji talks on Copyright and Public Interest at the IFLA Presidential Meeting, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: VIAF Authority Control . viaf.org . 8 October 2019.
2. Web site: PIJIP's Marrakesh Treaty Event – Teaching Resource and Thanks . infojustice.org . 16 July 2018.
3. News: RUTH L. OKEDIJI Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law. hls.harvard.edu. 2018-04-16.
4. Web site: Ogebe . Emmanuel . November 19, 2023 . Ruth Gana-Okediji inducted into American Academy of Science . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120180720/https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2023/11/19/ruth-gana-okediji-inducted-into-american-academy-of-science/ . November 20, 2023 . November 26, 2023 . PM News Nigeria.
5. Web site: Staff . 2023-11-27 . Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies . en-US.
6. Web site: Speakers' bio notes . World Intellectual Property organization. 2017-02-16.
7. Web site: Ruth Okediji Awarded McKnight Presidential Professorship. 2016-10-12. University of Minnesota Law School. en.
8. Web site: Okediji, Ruth. 2015-09-04. University of Minnesota Law School. en.
9. Web site: Awards . 2024-10-27 . American Academy of Sciences & Letters . en-US.