Institutional Members
Institutional Members must be legal entities or natural persons representing organisations, institutions or networks, which are actively involved in European legal development. They are either Institutional Fellows (with voting rights) or Institutional Observers (without voting rights). An institution is free to opt to be a Fellow or an Observer. One vote is granted per organisation.
For Institutional Members, there is a graded fee. Non-profit organisations not representing the interests of particular stakeholders contribute upwards of EUR 250 per year, subject to individual negotiations with the ELI. In the case of journals, the annual fee starts at EUR 400. The minimum fee set forth by the Statute in the case of businesses and advocacy groups is EUR 500 per year. For law firms, this fee is higher but includes the Fellowship of three partners. However, the specific fee depends on size and is subject to individual negotiations with the ELI.
Institutional Members play a key role within the Institute. They are consulted on a regular basis, are entitled to propose project ideas and nominate representatives to join Advisory Committees and Members Consultative Committees (MCCs), which work closely with Project Teams at various stages of a project.
Institutional Members may also suggest individuals to work at the very core of projects, as members of Project Teams. In addition, Institutional Members are free to decide when and the manner in which to provide input to projects, including whether to send representatives in person to key events such as the Annual Conference and Meetings or communicate at a distance. They are also welcome to participate in Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Due to their active participation in the work of the ELI, they play a crucial role in guiding the ELI in its quest for better law-making in Europe. As most of the ELI’s Institutional Members are structured as networks themselves, this constitute a very effective channel of communication through which information on the ELI’s contribution to European legal development can be shared.
How to Apply
To apply, please complete the form under ‘Important Links’ on the right electronically. Do take the time to read the ELI Statute before doing so. Should you have difficulties applying or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the ELI Secretariat. Note that membership must be supported by two current ELI Fellows.
Membership applications are processed in the beginning of each month (provided a minimum number of applications are received). For your application to be considered at the next round of membership admissions, kindly complete it in full and submit it by the end of the month. The application form will be considered by various ELI bodies and processed within a period of four weeks from the commencement of each month. You will be notified of the outcome of your application as soon as your membership application is processed.
In line with the ELI Statute, each application must be supported by two ELI Fellows who act as referees. Both referees should be added to the Membership application form and will be contacted by the ELI Secretariat in the course of reviewing the application. Alternatively, the referees can express their support for a candidate’s application by sending the ELI Secretariat an email at any time.
Newest ELI Institutional Members
The ELI is proud to be cooperating with the following new Institutional Members:
The Center for AI and Digital Policy aims to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital policies promote a better society, more fair, more just, and more accountable – a world where technology promotes broad social inclusion based on fundamental rights, democratic institutions, and the rule of law. As an independent non-profit research organisation, the Center for AI and Digital Policy assesses national AI policies and practices, trains AI policy leaders, and promotes democratic values for AI.
Founded in 2002, Clubul de la Cheia Victor Dan Zlătescu is a non-profit organisation, which is renowned, both nationally and internationally, for its research and advanced studies activities in the fields of comparative law, European law, international law and human rights law. For over two decades Clubul de la Cheia Victor Dan Zlătescu has organised the International Summer University of Cheia for legal practitioners and scholars, which addresses the most current topics in various areas of law from a comparative and international perspective.
Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology is the youngest and at the same time fastest-growing law school in Ireland. More than 40 full-time academic members of staff engage in diverse areas of research with a strong international focus employing a diverse range of methodologies. Members of staff have attracted considerable research funding – most notably two recent ERC grants, Horizon 2020 and Irish Research Council funding – and have been the recipients of prestigious research prizes. Most recently, the School established four specialist research centres, among them a Centre for European Law which incorporates a Jean Monnet Chair.
Comprising two distinct departments, the School of Law and Social Justice of the University of Liverpool is a unique collaboration of experts in Law, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology exploring the impact of law in society, challenging injustice and promoting equality of opportunity.
Full List of ELI Institutional Members
The ELI is grateful to its current Institutional Members, which number over 100, for the various way in which they have steadfastly demonstrated their commitment to the Institute’s causes and the betterment of European Law.
EU Institutions and International Organisations
- The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA)
- The European Parliament
- The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
- The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Courts
- The Constitutional Court of Belgium (Cour constitutionnelle)
- The Constitutional Court of Hungary
- The Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand
- The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republikas Satversmes Tiesa)
- The Council of State of France (Conseil d’État)
- The Court of Cassation of Belgium (Hof van Cassatie)
- The Court of Cassation of France (Cour de Cassation)
- Curia of Hungary (Kúria)
- The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland (Bundesgericht, Tribunal fédéral, Tribunale federale, Tribunal federal)
- The High Court of Cassation and Justice of Romania (Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție)
- The Maritime and Commercial High Court of Denmark (Sø- og Handelsretten)
- The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland (Korkein hallinto-oikeus)
- The Supreme Court of Albania (Gjykata e Lartë)
- The Supreme Court of Cassation Bulgaria (Върховен касационен съд)
- The Supreme Court of Croatia (Vrhovni sud Republike Hrvatske)
- The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic (Nejvyšší soud České republiky)
- The Supreme Court of Italy (Corte di Cassazione)
- The Supreme Court of Justice of Austria (Oberster Gerichtshof)
- The Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal (Supremo Tribunal de Justiça)
- The Supreme Court of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos Aukščiausiasis Teismas)
- The Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad der Nederlanden)
- The Supreme Court of Singapore
- The Supreme Court of Spain (Tribunal Supremo de España)
- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Professional Associations
- The Association of European Administrative Judges (AEAJ)
- The Austrian Bar (Österreichischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag, ÖRAK)
- The Austrian Chamber of Civil Law Notaries (Österreichische Notariatskammer)
- The Bar European Group (BEG)
- The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (Conseil des Barreaux Européens, CCBE)
- The Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE)
- The Danish Bar and Law Society ('The Society')
- The Dutch Brussels Bar (Nederlandse Orde van advocaten bij de balie te Brussel, NOAB)
- The European Centre for Dispute Resolution (ECRS)
- The European Circuit of the Bar
- The European Land Registry Association (ELRA)
- The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ)
- The European Union of Judges in Commercial Matters (UEMC, EUJC)
- The European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA)
- The Faculty of Advocates (Scottish Bar)
- The French Brussels Bar (Ordre francophone du Barreau de Bruxelles)
- The General Council of the Bar of England and Wales (The Bar Council)
- The General Council of Spanish Lawyers (Consejo General de la Abogacia Española)
- The German Association of Judges (Deutscher Richterbund, DRB)
- The German Civil Law Notaries (Deutsche Bundesnotarkammer, BNotK)
- The German Federal Bar (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer)
- The High Council of French Notariat (Conseil Superieur du Notariat, CSN)
- The International Union of Judicial Officers (Union Internationale des Huissiers de Justice, UIHJ)
- The Kenya Union of Judiciary Workers
- The Law Society of England and Wales
- The Network of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union
- The Public Corporation of Property Rights and Commerce Registrars of Spain (Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad y Mercantiles de España)
- The Paris Bar Association
- The Society of Comparative Legislation (Société de Législation Comparée)
- The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- The South East European Law School Network (SEELS Network)
- The Swedish Bar Association
- Swiss Lawyers' Association (Schweizerischer Juristenverein, SJV)
- The Vojvodina Bar Association
Academic
- The Babeș-Bolyai University (Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, UBB)
- Catholic University of Louvain (JUR-I) (Institut pour la Recherche Interdisciplinaire En Sciences Juridiques)
- The Centre for Legal Research of the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto (CIJ-FDUP)
- The Centre of European Law, Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College
- Centro de Estudos Avançados em Direito (CEAD) - Francisco Suárez
- The European Legal Studies Institute (ELSI) (Juristische Fakultät Universität Osnabrück)
- The Faculty of Law of Belgrade University
- The Faculty of Law of Bilkent University
- The Faculty of Law of Eötvös Loránd University
- The Faculty of Law of Girona University
- The Faculty of Law of Izmir University of Economics
- The Faculty of Law of Luxembourg University
- The Faculty of Law of Lyon Catholic University
- The Faculty of Law of Maastricht University
- The Faculty of Law of Pîrî Reis University
- The Faculty of Law of Sarajevo University
- The Faculty of Law of Toulouse 1 Capitole University
- The Faculty of Law of Trnava University
- The Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade
- The Institute of Social Sciences, Centre for Legal Research
- The Kopaonik School of Natural Law
- The Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology, Centre for European Law
- The National University of Political Sciences and Public Administration (SNSPA) (Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative)
- The Portucalense Institute for Legal Research (IJP)
- The Research Centre for Justice and Governance (JusGov)
- The School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
- The School of Law, European University Cyprus (EUC)
- The School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University
- The School of Law, University of Nicosia
- The School of Law, University of Utrecht
- The Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), Faculty of Law, Stockholm University
- The Suleyman Demirel University (SDU), Kazakhstan
- The Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin (UCD)
- The University Institute of European Studies (IUSE)
- The University of Galway
- The University of Georgia
- The University of Latvia
- The University of Opole
- The University of Public Service
- The Western University 'Vasile Goldiș' of Arad (Universitatea de Vest 'Vasile Goldiș')
Other Members
- The Academy of European Law (ERA)
- The Access to Justice in Eastern Europe (AJEE)
- The American Constitution Society
- The Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde)
- The Asian Law Institute (ASLI)
- The BlockchainEdu Association (Blockchain Education Network Italy)
- The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
- The Center for AI and Digital Policy (CAIDP)
- Clubul de la Cheia Victor Dan Zlătescu
- The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Austria
- The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) International
- The European Law Students' Association (ELSA) Switzerland
- The Federal Competition Authority of Austria
- The Foundation for Research on Law and Business (FIDE)
- The Foundation for the Study of Historical and Regional Law of Vasconia (Iura Vasconiae)
- The Georgian Lawyers for Independent Profession (GLIP)
- International Association of Legal Science (IALS)
- MiKK eV International Mediation Centre for Family Conflict and Child Abduction
- The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
- The Romanian Institute for Human Rights (RIHR)
- The Società Italiana per la Ricerca nel Diritto Comparato (SIRD)