European Law Students' Association
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The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is an international, independent, non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organisation run by and for law students. ELSA-activities comprise a large variety of academic and professional events that are organised to fulfill the stated vision of ELSA.
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Abbreviation | ELSA |
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Formation | 4 May 1981; 42 years ago (1981-05-04) |
Type | INGO |
Purpose | To contribute to legal education, to foster mutual understanding and to promote social responsibility of law students and young lawyers. |
Headquarters | Blv. Général Jacques 239, 1050 Brussels, Belgium |
Region served | Mainly Europe – projects worldwide |
Membership | 60,000 members in 43 countries[1] |
Official language | English |
President | Bjarki Fjalar Guðjónsson |
Secretary General | Yordan Kyurkchiyski |
Treasurer | Adéla Chloupková |
Main organ | International Board |
Website | elsa.org |
Remarks | Claims to be the world's largest independent, non-political and non-profit law students' association |
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