Bio
Adetutu AINA-PELEMO is a Notary Public officer as well as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, with fifteen years of progressive legal and academic experience. As a legal practitioner and academic scholar, I have conducted research in multiple contexts integrating methodologies from diverse disciplines, including law and other social science disciplines. My research focuses mainly on women’s rights, labour rights, legal analysis, and theory on domestic violence, organisational structure, sex education, sexual harassment, gender studies, and violence prevention as its sparse within the four subjects of my core interest (Constitutional law, Labour relations, and Industrial law, Human rights and Intellectual property law). I taught different law courses in diverse cultural settings, including India, The Gambia, and Nigeria. I currently teach at the Faculty of Law, University of West-Indies, Barbados. I, as an Associate Professor that have served as the Sub-Dean for two academic calendar sessions, served as the Acting, Head of Department of Jurisprudence and International Law at Redeemer’s University, Ede, Nigeria for two other academic calendar sessions, has provided mentorship to students across various climes. I also functioned as Chairman, Faculty Seminars and Publications Committee and the Managing Editor of Redeemer’s University Nigeria Journal of Jurisprudence and International Law
As an expert on sexual harassment matters, I train, own a You-Tube channel and organises workshops on all forms of harassment in the workplace. I have been privileged to serve as resource person to educate the entire students and lecturers of a Private and State University about sexual harassment. I am a published Author, that co-authored the book "Sexual Harassment and the Law" in 2020, which has received commendations from Legal Luminaries. I am relatively skilled in research, which is evidenced from my impact as a member of the research team contacted by Nigerian University Commission (NUC) to write a reading textbook on one of the compulsory law courses (Nigerian Constitutional Law) on Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) for all Nigerian Law students. In addition, I have not only written for notable institution like Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), but published over fifty research works with Scopus, and reputable peer review journals. I also serve as member of different organisations and reviewer to numerous notable international and national Journals.
Qualifications
• Sharda University India – Doctor of Philosophy, (Ph.D. in Labour Relations & Industrial Law) 2019
• University of Ilorin, Nigeria – Master of Laws (LL.M, Common Law) 2014
• Nigerian Law School, Abuja – Barrister at Laws (B.L) 2010
• Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria – Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) 2009
Research Areas
My research focuses mainly on women’s rights, labour rights, legal research, and theory on domestic violence, organisational structure, sex education, sexual harassment, gender studies, and violence prevention.
Teaching Areas
• Constitutional law
• Labour relations and Industrial law
• Caribbean Human rights Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Trade Law
Select Publications
AINA-PELEMO, A. D., Olujobi J. Olusola and Yebisi E. Tunde (2024). Sexual Exploitation and Vulnerability of Followers in Nigerian Religious Circles: A legal Approach. Journal of Human Rights and Social Works, (Impact Factor: 1.3, Springer, SCOPUS, (Q2-72%), SWITZERLAND)
AINA-PELEMO, A. D., (2023). Analysis of the Right to Protest and Freedom of Assembly in Selected Africans Countries with a Focus on Nigeria. African Journal of Legal Studies, 15(4), 504-528 (Impact Factor: 0.73, Brill, SCOPUS, (Q4-44%), NETHERLANDS)
AINA-PELEMO, A. D., Olujobi J. Olusola and Yebisi E. Tunde (2023). A Socio-legal imperative of Domestic Violence Prohibition in Africa vis-a-vis Nigerian Legal structure for sexually abused Women. F1000Research, 12, 397. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.132413.4 (Impact Factor: 2.75, Taylor & Francis, SCOPUS, (Q2-70%), UNITED KINGDOM)
AINA-PELEMO, A. D., (2023). Comparative Study of Labour Law and Practices in the Nigerian and Indian Industries. Global Journal of Comparative Law, 12(3), 325-351. (Impact Factor: 0.73, Brill, SCOPUS, (Q4-50%), NETHERLANDS)
AINA-PELEMO, A. D., Oke Olubukola and Aina, I. T. (2021). Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment: Comparative Study of its Occurrences in Selected Institutions in South-West, Nigeria. Current Research on Behavioural Sciences, 2, 100031. (Impact Factor: 6.7, Elsevier, SCOPUS, NETHERLANDS)
Additional Info
The World Bank Group (WBG) Research: contacted me as one of the Research Experts on study of Violence against Women and Labour practices titled: Women, Business and the Law Subnational (Ibadan), Nigeria – June 2024
MIASA Fellowship: Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa: Female Academic Careers in Africa at the University of Ghana, in collaboration with other Institutions (About 5,000Euro) – May 2024
MIASA Fellowship: Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa: Academic writing workshop on Peace, Democracy and Climate change, University of Ghana, in collaboration with other Institutions (About 5,000Euro) – April 2023
Sponsored the research titled: AINA-PELEMO, A. D., (2023). Analysis of the Right to Protest and Freedom of Assembly in Selected Africans Countries with a Focus on Nigeria. African Journal of Legal Studies, 15(4), 504-528 (Impact Factor: 0.73, Brill, SCOPUS, (Q4-44%), NETHERLANDS)
Sharda University (India) Grant: 2016/2017 & 2017/2018
Keywords
Gender studies; Women’s rights; Labour rights; Legal research; Theory on domestic violence; Organisational structure; Sex education; Sexual harassment; and Violence prevention