UN Legal Research Group

a joint project of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) and the Düsseldorf Institute for Foreign and Security Policy (DIAS)

The Legal Research Group is a young and innovative joint project of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) and the Düsseldorfer Institute for Foreign and Security Policy (DIAS).

Eleven German law students commited themselves to a bold and critical confrontation with the process of reforming the United Nations. The aim is to fully recast the Charter of the United Nations anticipating the forthcoming challenges to the universal community, realizing the systems imperfections to meet these challenges and being aware of the given political restrictions.

All participants of the research group are both DIAS and ELSA members and have despite their young age already excelled in commiting themselves to this project that reflects their extraordinary interest in international relations und issues of globalization.

The projects publication shall contain essays studying the UNs efforts on its main policy fields, a new amended Charter guided by a commentary and finally a summary giving a political guideline for the realization of the proposal.

The essential result will be a 300 pages publication scheduled for late 2008 representing an appeal for reform by the 30.000 members of ELSA. Combined with panel discussions and media coverage this appeal shall provoke a higher sensibility for the reform of the UN especially among the public.

For more information, please visit the Research Group's homepage at: http://www.legalresearchgroup.de