WHAT IS ELSA?
The European Law Student's
Association - ELSA - is an independent, non-political, non-profit
organisation of law students and young lawyers. ELSA was founded
in 1981 by law students from Austria, Hungary, Poland and West
Germany.
Today ELSA spans over 41 European countries,
and has approx. 25,000 individual members in 180 Local Groups. It
co-operates in various fields with ILSA, the International Law
Students' Association.
A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity.
To contribute to legal education, to foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility of law students and young lawyers.
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 cooperation. 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.
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