| Abbreviation | ELSA |
|---|---|
| Motto | 'A just world in which there is respect for human dignity and cultural diversity' |
| Formation | 4 May 1981; 39 years ago |
| 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 |
| Mainly Europe – projects worldwide | |
Membership | 50,000 members in 44 countries[1] |
| English | |
President of ELSA International | Weronika Banska |
| International Board | |
| Website | elsa.org |
| Remarks | Claims to be the world's largest independent, non-political and non-profit law students' association |
ELSA Registration For training and supervision providers only Training and supervision providers with official registration have full access to the closed ELSA Trainers Forum, a link added for direct access to their own website and may send news and reports for uploading to the website. The National Groups are part of the international ELSA network, which is managed by ELSA International with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. ELSA International consists of the International Board, the ELSA International Team, and the Auditors of ELSA. The International Board is the supreme executive body of the association.
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.
History[edit]
Five law students from Austria, Hungary, Poland and West Germany founded ELSA on 4 May 1981.[citation needed]
Organization[edit]
ELSA is organized into local member groups active at university level (Local Group), national member groups active on a national level (National Group), and ELSA International active on an international level.
Membership of ELSA for individual law students is possible through the Local Groups (for instance ELSA Leiden[2]). The Local Groups are member of a National Group (for instance ELSA the Netherlands[3]). The National Groups are part of the international ELSA network, which is managed by ELSA International with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. ELSA International consists of the International Board, the ELSA International Team, and the Auditors of ELSA.[4]
The International Board is the supreme executive body of the association. Its members are elected at an International Council Meeting (ICM) (which consists of all the National Groups) for a one-year period. The International Board's responsibilities include the overall co-ordination of the organisation as a whole including the support of member groups both locally and nationally. The International Board also co-ordinates and develops ELSA's collaboration with various international organisations and institutions, governments, law firms, and companies across Europe.
Institutional relations[edit]
ELSA has gained consultative status with several United Nations bodies. In 1994, ELSA was granted Consultative Status in Category C in UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization),[5] and in 1997 ELSA obtained Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council).[6] In addition UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) is inviting ELSA delegations to participate in their sessions.[citation needed]
ELSA was part of the Diplomatic Conference of 1998 in Rome where the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted to establish the International Criminal Court. ELSA participated with a delegation as an NGO represented by an observer.[7]
In 2000, ELSA was granted Participatory Status with the Council of Europe.[8] This cooperation was further widened with the signing of a Human Rights Partnership between Council of Europe and ELSA in 2008.[9]
Furthermore, ELSA has a co-operation agreement with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).[citation needed] In October 2005, ELSA obtained Observer Status with WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).[10]
Since 2002, ELSA organizes the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition (formerly known as ELSA Moot Court Competition) with the support of the WTO.[11] The final round is held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.[12] Since 2012, it organizes the European Human Rights Moot Court Competition in cooperation with the Council of Europe; the final round is held onsite at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.[13]
ELSA Network[edit]
ELSA has members and observers in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.[14]
Furthermore, ELSA co-operates with other student organisations across the world, for instance the Asian Law Students' Association (ALSA) in Asia.[15]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^https://elsa.org/
- ^https://www.elsaleiden.nl/nl/
- ^'ELSA the Netherlands – The European Law Students' Association'. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'ELSA - The European Law Students' Association | ELSA International'. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^https://plus.google.com/+UNESCO. 'Staff'. UNESCO. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^See section II http://undocs.org/E/2016/INF/5
- ^See Annex IV http://legal.un.org/icc/statute/finalfra.htm
- ^'INGO Database'. coe-ngo.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'European Law Students' Association (ELSA)'. Human Rights Channel. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'Accredited Observers'. www.wipo.int. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'WTO - Elsa Moot Court'. www.wto.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'WTO | 2017 News items - WTO hosts 15th anniversary final of dispute settlement competition'. www.wto.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'European human rights moot court competition'. www.coe.int. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^'ELSA - The European Law Students' Association | ELSA Network'. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^'ELSA | Asian Law Students' Association'. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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ELSAs are Emotional Literacy Support Assistants. They are teaching assistants who have received specific additional training from educational psychologists from whom they receive on going supervision following training. Their role is to support children and young people in school to understand and regulate their own emotions whilst also respecting the feelings of those around them.
The ELSA Network supports and assists ELSAs in their valuable work, as well as helping area co-ordinators to publicise ELSA work in their locality. Many local authorities across England and Wales now have ELSAs in their schools.
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Through the ELSA Network website we hope to inspire the development of this work elsewhere.
From academic attainment to all-round development
Over recent years there has been increased recognition of the impact of social and emotional aspects of learning on academic attainment in schools. The Children Act 2004 (Every Child Matters) recognised that schools need to be concerned with the all round development of children.
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Individual needs
All children should be nurtured in accordance with their individual needs. There will always be children and young people in schools facing life challenges that detract from their ability to engage with learning, and some will require greater support to increase their emotional literacy than others.
The ELSA model developed in Hampshire
Hampshire ELSAs are Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) who receive six days of additional training from educational psychologists on aspects of emotional literacy including emotional awareness, self-esteem, anger management, social and friendship skills, social communication difficulties, loss, bereavement and family break-up. ELSAs receive supervision from educational psychologists once every half term in a local group of either primary or secondary ELSAs. Supervision groups are normally a maximum size of 8 ELSAs. ELSAs may also receive some additional individual support from their supervisor if needed, usually via email or telephone contact. A school may also ask an educational psychologist working with their school to advise the ELSA on how to support a pupil for whom there is particular concern.
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All staff in school need to understand the ELSA role, how it works and how to get the best from it. Click here for a leaflet that summarises key information.