Mr. Ankur Sharma

Director (I/c) and Assistant Professor (LAW)
Ph.D. (Pursuing), LL.M. (International Law) & B.A.LL.B.(Hons)

Phone No. – +91-9555856644

Email – ankur.sharma@rru.ac.in

Research Area – Public International Law, Law of the Sea, Maritime Law, Human Rights Law & Law of International Organisations.

About Mr. Ankur Sharma

Mr. Ankur Sharma is an Director (I/c) and Assistant Professor (Law) at the School of Integrated Coastal and Maritime Security Studies, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar, India. He has a master’s degree with specialization in Public International Law from South Asian University, New Delhi, an International University established by SAARC Member Nation Countries.

He had qualified the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) twice, in the year 2016 and 2018 respectively. Since then he has been involved in academics. Presently, he is pursuing Ph.D. in the field of Law of International Organizations from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

Prior to joining RRU, Mr. Sharma was teaching at Symbiosis Law School, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune. At Symbiosis, apart from his regular academic engagements he was instrumental in heading the Legal Aid Centre in coordination with District Legal Services Authority and was involved in community outreach and legal awareness programmes. He is a member of Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE).

He had been associated with Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai as a visiting faculty. Also, he had been engaged by various colleges and universities as external examiner and invited to judge international/national moot court events.

His areas of interest are Public International Law, Law of the Sea, Maritime Law, Law of International Organisations, International Trade and Economic Law and Human Rights Law.

Academic Qualifications (Ph. D to U.G.)
Sr.No. Examination/Degree Name of Board/ University Percentage of Marks/Final Subject(s) Year of Passing
1 SSC (10th Standard) CBSE GENERAL 2007
2 HSC (12th Standard) CBSE PCM 2009
3 Bachelor’s Degree B.A.LL.B.(Hons) GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY LAW 2014
4 Master’s Degree (LL.M.) SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW 2016
5 Ph.D. (Pursuing) Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India Law of International Organisations Pursuing since 2019
Seminars/FDPs
  • Participated in 5 days FDP- Student Induction on Universal Human Values conducted by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) online from 3rd -7th January,2022.
  • Participated in a training Program on International Maritime Law organized by Government Law College, Directorate of Legal Studies, Chennai & Gujarat Maritime University, Gujarat from 1st – 7th February 2021.
  • Attended a five-day faculty development programme under the “UGC STRIDE Project on Climate Change and Environmental Legal Protection” organized by School of Legal Studies, Central University of Tamil Nadu from 7th -11th September, 2020.
  • Attended training programme on “Fundamentals of Labour Laws” organized jointly by V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, NOIDA and Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad from 10th -13th August,2020.
  • Participated in the Faculty Development Programme organized by the Symbiosis Teaching & Learning Resource Centre (STLRC), Symbiosis International Deemed University, Hyderabad off-campus in December, 2019.
Participation in Conference / Seminar / Workshop
  • Attended the inaugural batch of GMC’s training program on Maritime Arbitration organized by Gujarat Maritime Cluster from 7th October, 2023 to 8th October, 2023
  • Presented a research paper on “Combating Corruption in South Asian region: An Analysis from International Legal Perspective” at Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) sponsored “International Conference on Transnational Corruption: Challenges and Resolutions” organized by National Law University Delhi and Transparency International India from 14-15 March 2015.
  • Presented a research paper on “Utility Model: In the perspective of India’s MSMEs Sector” at National Workshop on “Intellectual property rights: Need for protection of the Utility Model in India” held at ITM University, Gurgaon, June 2013.
  • Presented a research paper on “Air and Space Laws in India” at “Third International Workshop and Conference on Emerging Trends in Aviation and Space Applications: Legal & Policy Issues” organized by National Law University, Delhi & Institute of Air and Space Law, McGill University, Montreal, Canada and The International Foundation for Aviation and Development (IFFAAD).
Membership
  • Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE)
Consultancy Projects / Research Project
CENTRE FOR CIVIL SOCIETY REPEAL LAW PROJECT
  • He was a coordinator for the Centre of Civil Society (CCS) ‘Repeal of Laws’ project for the state of Assam. The aim of the project was to identify laws that could be repealed on account of three reasons – i) redundancy, ii) obsolescence in the face of new laws iii) hindrance to development, governance and freedom.
Hobbies
  • Reading News Paper & Listening Music