Eurasian Lawyers Association (ELA) was established on October 2005 and officially registered on January 27, 2006. The mission of ELA is to study and promote human rights and the rule of law and propagating them among people and assisting the lawyers throughout Eurasia.

The objectives of ELA are the following:

§         sharing ongoing legal practice among the other lawyers of Eurasian continent;

§         studying research works in different fields of law;

§         conducting researches in protection of human rights and freedoms in Eurasia;

§         teaching international conventions and agreement in human rights and freedoms;

§         organizing the practice exchange among Eurasian lawyers;

§         implementation of innovative ideas in legal system;

§                  developing the legal profession;

§         learning of international standards of lawyer’s code of ethics;

§         organizing human rights conferences, meetings and symposiums;

§         comparative analysis of conformity of national legislation to the conventions;

§         research activity in different fields of law;

§         proposing assistance to authorities in the promotion of legislative acts;

§         increasing the role of lawyers in the development of civil society, consolidating their international co-operation;

§         conducting the research and monitoring work in different fields of human rights.     

The priority areas of ELA:

§       Democratization

§       Rule of law

§       Human rights

§       Euro-Atlantic integration

§       Legal-judicial reforms

§       Legal aspects of peace, defense and security

      

International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board (IAB) has been established in May 2009 on the basis of the decision of the Executive Board of the Eurasian Lawyers Association (ELA) and the members of the IAB are selecting by the Executive Board with the recommendation of the Chairman.

IAB will consist of the lawyers, human rights defenders, advocacy activists from all around the world with the aim of consolidation of the efforts of lawyers and human rights defenders for reinforcement of the situation with human rights and democratization in Eurasia region.

Members of the IAB have a priority in selection for attending of the ELAs' events in international, regional and national levels.

Members of the IAB are at the same time can be functioned as the focal points/representatives of ELA at their respectful countries in case of such interest. For this purpose the members of the IAB could apply to the Executive Board with the proposal for establishing of the representation of ELA. Membership at IAB is free of charge. Chairperson of the Executive Board of ELA is a Coordinator of the IAB.

Chairman of ELA

Mr. Ramil Iskandarli, Chairman of the Executive Board of Eurasian Lawyers Association, coordinator of IAB, Alumni of the John Smith fellowship Porgram (http://www.johnsmithmemorialtrust.org/web/site/Fellows/FellowsProfiles/Azerbaijan/RamilIsgandarov.asp)and Chevening fellowship on Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham is a coordinator of the International Advisory Board.

The IAB member:

Advise and assist the ELA Headquarter and monitor the overall strategic direction of the organization

Receive reports from the ELA Headquarter on performance and gives recommendations on improvement of the level of the effectiveness of ELAs’ activities.

Evaluate and advise the ELA Headquarter on Annual Strategic Plan

Advise, expertise and participation in the implementation of the international projects, cross-border cooperation projects of ELA and advise in the management of risks.

Provide other advice and input as required.

Members of IAB will be up for re-nomination every 5 years. New members of IAB can be selected by the Executive Board in close consultation with the IAB members.

A major task of the International Advisory Board will be increasing the international nature of the ELAs’ activities and development of projects to sustain ELA into the longer term.

Sessions

The International Advisory Board will meet a minimum of once per 2 years. However, the IAB may meet in extraordinary session at the request of the majority of its members in agreement with the Chairman of Board taking into consideration the financial resources of ELA for conducting of such meetings.

Voting

The IAB shall endeavour to arrive at its decisions by consensus. In the event of a vote being taken, each member of the IAB shall have one vote. In case of an even vote, the vote of the Coordinator shall be decisive.


Secretariat

Chairman of ELA shall provide the staff and other means required for the operation of the IAB.

The secretariat shall provide the necessary services for the sessions of the IAB.

LIST OF ACTIVITIES (2006-2009)