About ELSA Delegations

Get an insight in the daily work of recognised international organisations and experience the feeling of drafting international legal documents.

Acquire a legal background in topics you would never otherwise have a chance to learn about. Find out more about the reasoning behind international policies, treaties and other acts.

Get a chance to meet with leading lawyers in the respective field of law. Acquire contacts of professional diplomats and get closer to your potential future career.

Owing to the good name and high credibility of ELSA, our members and alumni have a unique chance to become a part of international decision-making and to represent our network in front of leading world experts.

ELSA Delegations will give you the chance to join sessions in the headquarters of international organisations, to be a part of various conferences and to get to know cities to which you have never been before.

Many ELSA delegates have successfully used this opportunity to enrich their CV, to find out more about the topic and to acquire a platform that helped them to start their international career.

ELSA has a consultative status with several intergovernmental organisations, is a member of various international associations and cooperates with many different legal entities.

In 1994 ELSA was granted Consultative Status in Category C in UNESCO, in 1997 ELSA obtained Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC and in 2000 ELSA was granted Participatory Status with the Council of Europe. These relations provide a platform for law students’ participation in international decision making.

Calls for Delegations are announced every two or three months. Each Call comprises approximately 15 different sessions. ELSA usually sends five delegates to each session. Therefore, ELSA sends over 300 delegates to various sessions all over the world each year.