Ankita Shanker

Ankita Shanker LLB (R’dg) BCL (Oxf) BPTC (BPP) is a social entrepreneur and doctoral researcher specialised in Public International Law, Animal Law, and Legal Philosophy and Theory.

As International Moot Court Training Expert for the International Commission of Jurists, she founded, developed, and ran the first moot on International Human and Animal Rights Law, held at the national level in Myanmar. She is now the Founder and Director of the first world moot on International Law and animal rights, comprising an international mooting competition and mooting/coaching training courses.

Ankita is the Co-Director for Research and Expert on International Criminal Law and Animal Law at World Animal Justice. She is also a Fellow of the Animals & Biodiversity Think Tank of the Global Research Network, and holds various other appointments and memberships.

In her spare time, Ankita works, pro bono, for various animal NGOs across Europe.