Dr. Adetutu Deborah Aina-Pelemo is a legal scholar and Lecturer in Law at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, where she serves as Deputy Dean for Graduate Studies and Research (2025–2026). She holds a PhD in Labour Relations and Industrial Law from Sharda University in India, an LLM in Common Law from the University of Ilorin, and professional legal qualifications from the Nigerian Law School.
A specialist in sexual harassment law, gender studies, labour and industrial relations, constitutional law, and intellectual property, Dr. Aina-Pelemo has built an extensive academic and professional career across Nigeria, India, The Gambia, and Barbados. Before joining UWI, she served as Associate Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law at Redeemer’s University, Nigeria, where she also led major curriculum reviews and served as Editor-in-Chief of the university’s jurisprudence journal.
She has published over fifty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in reputable SCOPUS-indexed journals and is co-author of Sexual Harassment and the Law (2020). Her work critically examines gender inequality, workplace discrimination, constitutional development, and digital-era intellectual property issues. Dr. Aina-Pelemo is widely recognized for her contributions to research, earning fellowships from the World Bank Group, the Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA), and the Nigerian University Commission.
A licensed Barrister-at-Law, Notary Public, and Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), she has also practiced extensively as a legal counsel, arbitrator, and law firm partner. Beyond academia, she actively engages in public education on sexual harassment through presentations, community outreach, and her educational YouTube channel.
• 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
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.
• Constitutional law
• Labour relations and Industrial law
• Caribbean Human rights Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Trade Law
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)
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
Gender studies; Women’s rights; Labour rights; Legal research; Theory on domestic violence; Organisational structure; Sex education; Sexual harassment; and Violence prevention
