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European Law Students' Association

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Belgian company based in Brussels, founded in 19811

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is an independent, non-political, non-profit, international non-governmental organisation run by and for law students. Its activities are compromised of a large variety of academic and professional events including moot court competitions, traineeship programmes, law school and delegations to international organisations to further enhance the students skills.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 4, 1981Founded1

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Photo: VP Marketing ELSA Uppsala, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) is an independent, non-political, non-profit, international non-governmental organisation run by and for law students. Its activities are compromised of a large variety of academic and professional events including moot court competitions, traineeship programmes, law school and delegations to international organisations to further enhance the students skills.2

Corporate structure

European Law Students' Association sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • European Law Students' Association Brussels
    • Elsa Belgrade Subsidiary · Serbia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

ELSA was founded in Vienna on 4 May 1981 by five law students from Austria, Hungary, Poland, and West Germany.

From Wikipedia’s article on European Law Students' Association, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

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

Furthermore, ELSA co-operates with other student organisations across the world, for instance the Asian Law Students' Association (ALSA) in Asia.

From Wikipedia’s article on European Law Students' Association, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Elsa Belgrade

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 4, 1981Founded Founded1

Sources

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