Hira Jaleel, Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Professor - Center for Animal Law Studies

Hira Jaleel is a Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the Center for Animal Law Studies. As a Teaching Fellow, Hira is responsible for contributing to the success of the online Animal Law LLM and Animal Law MSL degree programs. As an Adjunct Professor, Hira teaches Aquatic Animal Law in both the in-person and online modalities, and also co-teaches Food Law with Professor Pamela Frasch. Hira’s research and scholarship focuses on international and comparative animal law issues, and she is especially interested in developing animal law as a field of study in South Asia, with a focus on Pakistan.

Beyond her work at CALS, Hira is the Vice Chair of Publications and Co-Chair, Wildlife Law Subcommittee for the Animal Law Section of the American Bar Association (2023-2024). Hira is also the Vice Chair Programs of the International Animal Law Subcommittee of the International Law Section of the ABA (2023-2024).

As part of her work, Hira has worked with all four provincial governments in Pakistan to update their animal welfare legislation. Hira has also been a consultant for Pakistan’s Federal Ministry of National Food Security & Research, and has worked on a new Federal Animal Health Bill for Pakistan in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).