The association is represented in the
following countries:
>Albania
>Austria
>Belgium
>Belarus
>Bosnia and Herzegovina
>Bulgaria
>Croatia
>Czech Republic
>Denmark
>Finland
>France
>Georgia
>Germany
>Greece
>Hungary
>Iceland
>Ireland
>Italy
>Kazakhstan
>Latvia
>Lithuania
>FYR Macedonia
>Malta
>Moldova
>Netherlands
>Norway
>Poland
>Portugal
>Romania
>Russia
>Slovakia
>Slovenia
>Spain
>Sweden
>Switzerland
>Turkey
>Ukraine
>United Kingdom
>Yugoslavia
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Helsinki
Rovaniemi
Turku
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ELSA (The European Law Students' Association) is an
international, independent, non-political, non-profit-making organisation run by and for
students. It is comprised of students and recent graduates who are interested in law and
have demonstrated commitment to international issues. Law students from Austria, Hungary,
Poland and West Germany founded ELSA in 1981. ELSA is today the world's largest
independent law students association and it is represented in more than 200 law faculties
in 39 countries across Europe with membership in excess of 25 000 students and young
lawyers.
| Vision |
"A just world in
which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity." |
| Purpose |
To contribute to legal education, to
foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility of law students and young
lawyers. |
| Means |
-To provide opportunities for law
students and young lawyers to learn about other cultures and legal systems in a spirit of
critical dialogue and scientific co-operation.
-To assist law students and young lawyers to be internationally minded and professionally
skilled.
-To encourage law students and young lawyers to act for the good of society. |
Philosophy Statement of ELSA was adopted by the Council
Meeting on October 12th, 1992 in Brussels
ELSA has through its activities and commitment within the
international community gained a special status with several international institutions.
In 2000 ELSA was granted consultative status with the Council of Europe. Furthermore, ELSA
has consultative status with several United Nations bodies; in 1997 ELSA obtained Special
Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) and
Consultative Status with UNCITRAL (UN Commission on International Trade Law), in 1994 ELSA
was granted Consultative Status in Category C in UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation). In addition, ELSA has a co-operation agreement with UNHCR (UN High
Commissioner for Refugees).
ELSA provides young, active individuals with the skills,
experience and perspectives necessary to be tomorrow's effective leaders in the
international legal and business world. ELSA's mark and influence lies in the diversity of
our activities.
To help link those different activities into our network,
three key areas have been defined.
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