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ABOUT ELSA

ELSA (The European Law Students’ Association) is an international, independent, non-political, and non-profit organization. It was created for young law students to meet at events that allow them to personally develop, to self-realize and to gain new experiences in the field of law. ELSA consists of law students and young lawyers from all over Europe who are interested in academic and personal growth.

ELSA offers law students an exceptional opportunity and the space to acquire new skills and improve existing ones. It is a unique group created for interaction between students, educators, and practitioners in the field of law and in related fields of law – all over Europe!

ELSA was founded in 1981 by students from Hungary, Germany, Poland, and Austria. The number of its members is growing and today, with 432 faculties in 43 countries, ELSA, brings together about 69,000 students and young lawyers across Europe. It is the largest independent association of law students in the world!

ELSA currently has members and observers in Albania, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Lithuania , Latvia, Hungary, Macedonia, Malta, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Austria, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK.

In Czech Republic, ELSA operates at the law faculties in Brno, Olomouc, Pilsen, and Prague.

ELSA also works with other student organizations in North America, ALSA in Japan, ALSA in Australia, ALSA in South Africa, and AEJCI in Côte d’Ivoire.

Our vision: “A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity”

Our purpose: “Contributing to legal education, improving mutual understanding and promoting the social responsibility of law students and young lawyers.”