Aderonke Esther Adegbite

Dr Aderonke E. Adegbite is a Lawyer and the current Sub Dean of the Faculty of Law, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria. Her research interest covers African customary law, children’s care, minority rights, human capital development and inclusive development. She is also interested in Yoruba living philosophies, especially those that are based on traditional conceptions of the supreme divinity and deities. She serves legal and advisory roles in private, corporate and religious organisations. As a senior lecturer, she presently teaches Jurisprudence, Labour Law, Family Law and Commercial Law at both undergraduate and post graduate levels. Her research interest is triggered by convergences or conflicts in foreign and indigenous jurisprudence. Although Aderonke acknowledges the structural distinctions between African 'child care' systems and their universal 'child’s rights' counterparts, she often posit that these philosophies have similar goals on the 'care of children'. She has participated in international, continental and domestic conferences/workshops. She has also published papers and chapters on children’s care, minority rights, inclusive development, international rules and indigenous laws, among others. Presently, Aderonke is designing her post-doctoral research on children’s human capacity development and inclusive development in Africa, especially in Nigeria and South Africa.