Ankita Sharma secures 8th position in top 10 national pleaders

JAMMU, 18 February 2024: Ankita Sharma D/O Advocate Adarsh Sharma, R/O Jammu, UT of J&K, emerged as the 8th Place Awardee in the top 10 national pleaders of the World’s most prestigious Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2024 – India qualifying rounds held in Delhi from 14th-17th February, 2024.

The Jessup 2024 Problem concerns traitors and crooks, and raises issues related to the right to political expression, statelessness, the right to a nationality, and the scope of the United Nations Security Council’s authority in the pacific settlement of disputes. The dispute between two states submitted before the International Court of Justice by a special agreement.

Ankita is the final year student of National Law University, Shimla & it is worthwhile to notice that among other distinguished conferments, she was also the Popular Speaker of India Awardee in India’s largest speech competition ‘Speak India’ 2020; the Asian Mooting Champion of Prof. N.R Madhava Menon Asian Mooting Competition 2021-22; the Octa finalist of XIX K.K. Luthra Moot Court, 2023; the national debate winner by National Human Rights Commission of India 2021 etc.