Prof. Dr. Giovanna Ricci is currently an Associate Professor in the Section of Legal Medicine, School of Law, University of Camerino, Italy. She holds a Degree in Law, a Master of II level in Bioethics, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Bioethics. Her fields of interest are legal medicine, bioethics, public health law, legislation of medical health, and criminology. She is the President of the single committee for gender equal opportunities, University of Camerino, and a scientific member of animal welfare (directive 2010/63/UE) at Camerino University.