Exploring Legal Research Groups: Types, Differences, and Developments
Delve into the world of Legal Research Groups (LRGs) through an overview of their types - unilateral, bilateral, multilateral, and international, alongside distinguishing them from the ELSA Law Review. Explore the history of LRGs and recent topics such as Renewable Energy. Learn about challenges faced in publications like Renewable Energy and proposed solutions. Discover the latest developments in LRGs, including webinars for researchers and the new International Coordination Team structure.
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Legal Research Groups International Council Meeting Constanta, Romania 21 October 2019
What is an LRG? A group of students Researching a specific topic To make their findings publicly available
Types of LRGs What are the FOUR types of LRGs? 1. Unilateral oELSA Australia 2. Bilateral oELSA Australia and ELSA Thailand 3. Multilateral oELSA Australia, ELSA Thailand and ELSA USA 4. International oELSA International
Difference between an LRG and the ELR? Legal Research Group ELSA Law Review Supervised research Very specific topic Comparative report Framework is set in advance Independent research Broader topic Journal with articles Author develops framework
LRG History 1996: International Criminal Court 2012: ELSA for Children 2014: Online Hate Speech 2015: Social Rights and Austerity Measures 2016: Freedom of Expression 2017: Labour Law 2017: European Compliance Benchmark 2018: Migration Law 2019: Renewable Energy 2020: Internet Censorship
Wrap up on Renewable Energy Currently in publication stage (wuhu) Issues: Late publication SOLUTION: Set realistic expectations Unsatisfactory editing SOLUTION: Better training + mandatory template Lack of human resources SOLUTION: Training and MKT Not sufficient promotion to externals SOLUTION: Including partners and linking to Delegations
Developments Webinars for researchers Involvement of partners New EIT structure
International Coordination Team Human Resources Coordinator Current Structure New Structure Patron VP AA Director for Legal Writing Academic Board (External) International Human Resources Coordinator (Internal) Editorial Board International Academic Supervisor (Patron) International Academic Coordinator International Linguistic Editors International Technical Editors Technical Editors International Research Assistants Linguistic Editors
The new Academic Board Experts from The European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Athens Law School University of Zagreb
2020: Internet Censorship Balance of Safeguarding and Surveilling Freedom of Expression o Damages for taken down content? o Public and private take down procedures Protection of other rights o Positive obligations of the state? o Freedom of information?
Preliminary Deadlines Call for National Coordinators: Today Call closed: 10 November 2019 Launch: 27 November 2019 Close NRG applications: 31 December 2019 Appointment of NRGs: 24 January 2020 Kick off webinar: 26 January 2020 First draft: 1 March 2020 Feedback on first draft: 1 April 2020 Final draft: 14 April 2020 Publication: September/October 2020
Proposal 18 Page 220 of the Working Materials
STEP Research Project (SRP) Researching legality issues in STEP Next WS: You teach the STEPpers how to LRG
How to LRG Academic Aspects Choose a legal topic Find an Academic Supervisor/Academic Board Draft academic Framework and Guidelines Review LRG
How to LRG Human Resources Aspects Set a team Coordination team? National/Local teams? Editors? Set up communication Slack? Email? Facebook?
How to LRG Project Management Aspects Set a timeline Find other Groups for collaboration Consider side events Conference? Webinar? Workshops? Publish and follow up
Timelining Set timeline Set coordination team Prepare Academic Framework Preparation Launch the project Appoint National Coordinators Recruit National Research Teams (coordinate with NG) Recruitment Educate the researchers First draft Review + feedback Final Draft Research Physical and online publication Follow up and use results Publication
