The European Law Faculties Association (ELFA) was founded in 1995 in Leuven by more than 80 Faculties of Law located in diffe ... rent universities across Europe. The organisation today has more than 250 members from countries within Europe and beyond. ELFA acts as an international forum for the discussion of legal topics related to legal education, and negotiates and signs cooperation agreements with governmental agencies and educational entities in Europe and internationally. Every year ELFA organises its annual conference at which members are encouraged to participate in its plenary, workshops and round tables. To support researchers it organises its ELFA Award for the best Doctoral Thesis on European Law. read more