The European Law Students Association is an independent, non-political, and non-profit organization of law students and young lawyers, founded in 1981.Today, ELSA is the largest independent law student’s association in the world operating at 400 law faculties in 41 countries across Europe, uniting over 60 000 students and young lawyers. In the Czech Republic, ELSA is located at the law faculties of Brno, Olomouc, Pilsen, and Prague.
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ABOUT ELSA
ELSA offers law students an exceptional opportunity and space to acquire new skills and improve existing ones. It is a unique group created for interaction between students, teachers and professionals in law and related fields - all over Europe!
Our Mission
To provide law students and young lawyers with the opportunity to learn about other cultures and legal systems in a spirit of critical dialogue and scholarly collaboration. To help law students and young lawyers gain international perspective and professional skills. To encourage law students and young lawyers to act for the good of society.
To contribute to legal education, improve mutual understanding and deepen the social responsibility of law students and young lawyers.
A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity.
History
We are an association that has been writing its rich history since 1981.
Values
As law students, we respect human values, human dignity and human rights and actively promote them in our activities.
Networking
A student organisation based in Brussels that brings together more than 69 000 students across Europe.
Internationality
A unique network that connects students in 43 countries.
News
Interview with the winner of the Allen & Overy Essay Competition 2017/2018
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Projects
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Would you like to work on your speech? To get better at argumentation skills and performance in front of audience? SpeakUp is precisely for you. Our competition lies at …
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After 2 years of covid restrictions, we can finally return to our beloved faculty with our traditional Christmas charity party. On the 14th of December 2022 our foyer will …
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Another of our estabilished events is the Textboox Exchange, taking part over the course of first 3 weeks in October. The exchange is divided into 3 parts. First week we …
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The end of the school year comes with a glimpse of hope once again. That means our traditional lawyers hike – Právnická Vysočina. Event meant not only for our graduates, but …
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Chair for the Guest is a very popular project among students. It offers students a possibility to have a friendly informal conversation with their favourite teacher from the …
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With the beginning of the spring semester, we traditionally organize the Masaryk University Faculty of Law Student Ball. The visitors can look forward to varied programme, a …
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The Allen & Overy Essay Competition is designed to test the basic skills of a lawyer- critical thinking and written expression. The contestants are required to write an …
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A Moot Court Competition (MCC) is a simulated trial. The main objective of the competition is to test the students’ knowledge in the field of law, and also give them a …
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The Czech Moot Court Competition (CMCC) is a competition that simulates judicial proceedings. The main goal of the project is to verify students’ knowledge in the various …
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ELSA Law School is an international project where local groups across the network organize week long holidays with a collection of lectures and workshops on specific …
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ELSA Delegations is an ELSA project that will take you to international institutions such as WIPO, UNICEF, UNESCO or the Council of Europe. Within a particular Delegation, you …
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ELSA Day is a project of ELSA International that takes place on the last Wednesday of November. On this day, all local and national ELSA groups organise a series of events on …
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The HPMCC (known as European Human Rights Moot Court Competition) is a simulation of proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights on violations of the European …
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The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition (formerly known as the ELSA Moot Court Competition – CMCC) is a global competition organized by ELSA in cooperation with the World …
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The ELSA Traineeships project, formerly known as the Student Trainee Exchange Programme, has been providing law students and young lawyers with internships abroad since 1984, …
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PrímaLEX is a student legal magazine founded under the patronage of ELSA Prague in 1998, and is currently published twice a year. Students from our four law faculties in the …
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Are you looking for a job to finally put your law studies to use and learn something new? ELSA Career is the platform to help you! Our website is here to help all law …
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A tradition of more than twenty-years, the ELSA Job Fair has been held by all four local ELSA groups in the Czech Republic. The job fair includes the most important …
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The National Conference is a traditional project of ELSA Czech Republic, whose organization is entrusted to one of the local groups every year. Itis a three-day conference …
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Based on a rotating system, one of the local groups of ELSA Czech Republic organizes a Training Days project every year, the purpose of which is to provide soft skills …
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The Negotiation Competition is a simulation of the negotiation process between two parties. The goal of the competition is to find a compromise, and negotiate the best …
Leadership
Vojtěch Guth
President
Jakub Kroutil
Secretary General
Jakub Sadílek
Treasurer
Tereza Dejčíková
Vice President in charge of Marketing
Ondřej Kuna
Vice President in charge of Academic Activities
Viktorie Beránková
Vice President in charge of Professional Development
Barbora Švrčinová
Vice President In Charge Of Seminars and ConferencesContact Us
- Právnická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity , Veveří 70,
- president.brno@cz.elsa.org
