Aderonke Adegbite

Aderonke E. Adegbite is a Lawyer and a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Lead City University Ibadan Nigeria. She had her First degree in Law, LLB. at the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria in 2007 and was called to the Bar as a solicitor and advocate in 2008. Aderonke also holds a Masters degree in Law, LLM. from the University of Ibadan Nigeria in 2013, and a PhD in Law 2018. Considering the Nigerian Multi Legal structure, her PhD thesis assessed the Child Care Rules of Yoruba People in South Western Nigeria. She has published articles on African indigenous child care systems, conflicts in child laws and child labour among others.

While at the ASCL as a LeidenASA visiting fellow, her research focus will be on the legal profile of young persons as productive stakeholders for inclusive development in Nigeria. The work will examine Nigerian rules within the United Nations Sustainable Development  framework, in order to isolate principles on how duty bearers can empower young persons' capacity to escape statutory limitations of immaturity, without negating universal child’s right mandates on survival, protection, development and participation.

On 20 June 2019, Aderonke Adegbite gave a seminar on Children’s Education and Inclusive Development in Nigeria. Exploring Multicultural Preferences for Redistributing Economic Obligations through Law.