Check out what our groups have in store and make sure to join them for these exciting events!

ELSA Maastricht

‘All things academia: take your academic career to the next level aims at providing students with tools to kick-start their careers in academia.

‘Presentation on the Practice of Independent International Lawyers’ will be delivered by DelCanto, an international law firm that specialises in the areas of international and tax law (English, Spanish and Qatari law).

ELSA Maastricht will also host the Regional Round of the EHRMCC.

ELSA Amsterdam

‘Verder dan de advocatuur’ is a series of lectures. The first one will be delivered by a lieutenant colonel working as a legal professional at the Ministry of Defence.

The lecture ‘Duch law 101’ will be delivered by prof. Leonard Besselink on the unique constitutional structure of the Netherlands.

ELSA Utrecht

The interview with Marry de Gaay Foortman, author and partner with Houthoff, will be about her book ‘Don’t Drown a Dead Duck’ which presents her path to leadership.

ELSA Leiden

ELSA Leiden has planned two online visits. The first one is to the OPCW.

The second one, organised in collaboration with ProDemos, will be to the ECJ. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

ELSA Groningen

Alumni of the University of Groningen will deliver presentations about their professions, providing tips and trick on building a career within their corresponding field.

For the Diplomats’ Day, diplomats from Chile, Romania, Greece and Switzerland will be conducting presentations on the effects of Covid-19 in the context of international affairs and diplomacy, with limelight on their respective home states.

The Freshman Symposium is a collaboration with several local associations, meant to acquaint first-year students to the various specialisations and student associations that the Faculty of Law has to offer.

ELSA Tilburg

ELSA Tilburg will be organising an Instagram Quiz for Valentine’s Day.

It will also hold its local round of the National Moot Court Competition.

The high quality academic program of the EHRMCC is one of the highlights of the Competition. The Regional Round in Maastricht will attract about 100 participants consisting of the top law students in Europe focusing on human rights and litigation. Meet and network with the best of human rights law students and advocates, and join us for the academic program!The Academic Program takes place on Friday 5 February at 15:00-17:00.

The spots for external attendants are limited. Competition participants are automatically guaranteed a spot, and ELSA members will be given priority in registering for the audience.Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/iLsgJiGKfAaRiMvM6

About the program and speakers:

15:00-16:00 – Strategic Human Rights Litigation with Prof. Dr. Helen Duffy

Prof. Dr. Helen Duffy is an experienced practicing human rights lawyer and a part time professor of human rights and humanitarian law at Leiden University. She currently runs her own international practice ‘Human Rights in Practice’, which specializes in strategic litigation before regional and international human rights courts and bodies. Her current areas of focus include security and rule of law, climate crisis and judicial independence. She has extensive litigation experience before the European Court of Human Rights, African and Inter-American systems, the ECOWAS courts, UN human rights bodies and national courts.

16:00-17:00 – F/M/X Documentary Screening and Discussion with Dr. Bahia Tahzib-Lie and Ms. Nadja Houben

Dr. Bahia Tahzib-Lie is the Human Rights Ambassador of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In the capacity of the Human Rights Ambassador, she promotes human rights around the world. She carries out bilateral missions and attends multilateral meetings. She also works to boost dialogue with society on human rights in the Netherlands and abroad. The promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms are a cornerstone of Dutch foreign policy.Ms. Nadja Houben studied Dutch Law & International Law at Erasmus University and was an exchange student at Kobe Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan.She worked for several human rights NGOS in Geneva, for the Dutch Ministry of Justice in The Hague and as a consultant. She is one of the founders of Human Rights in the Picture and runs this Dutch foundation since 2013. The organisation works on storytelling and impact through audio-visual art and shines a light on human rights violations by giving people a voice through film, music, photography and other forms of art.

ELSA the Netherlands is happy to invite its local officers and members to the 81th National Council Meeting, the second one of this academic year. The working materials have been sent out to all of our current officers. If you are not a board member but want to join, please, contact your local group.

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Make sure to follow our Facebook event, LXXXI National Council Meeting, not to miss any updates! See you there!

What do you think about when you read the phrase ‘access to justice’? Do you agree with us that it has been impaired by the pandemic?

Share your conclusions and thoughts by writing an essay and become published in the Netherlands Helsinki Committee’s Security and Human Rights Journal!

After reviewing the shortlisted essays, the Netherlands Helsinki Committee will publish the 3 best ones. Also, an additional special prize will be announced soon!

Details:

Deadline: 31 January 2021, at 23:59,

Word count: 2500-5000,

Font: Times New Roman, size 12, 1.5 spacing, justified,

Topic: Must be legal, related to the overall topic,

Front page: includes full name, contact information, university and year of studies, and the topic of the paper

Other formalities: Must include footnotes and a bibliography using OSCOLA; must include an abstract that is about 10% of the length of the essay; must include a short introduct威而鋼 ion of the writer.

Participants must be law students in one of the countries where ELSA is present!

Send submissions and questions to academicactivities@nl.elsa.org.