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In this edition of the ELSA Romania Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Alin TODIRICĂ - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Romania 2014/2015 ….................. ELSA Braşov ................................................................................................................................ Alexandra-Iuliana Ungureanu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Braşov 2014/2015 .............. Study Visit ELSA Braşov - ELSA Halle ................................................................................... Women in Legal Careers ......................................................................................................... IFP - International Focus Programme ..................................................................................... Mihaela-Gabriela Viscreanu - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator ...................... ELSA Bucharest ........................................................................................................................... Anca Maria Boescu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Bucharest 2014/2015 ......................... Social Encyclopedia ................................................................................................................ Gaming Law ........................................................................................................................... Living Library ......................................................................................................................... Study Visit in Amsterdam ....................................................................................................... International Focus Programme (IFP) - Freedom of Expression - A Concession to Safety? ...... Romanian Justice Conference ................................................................................................. ELSA Bucharest’s ISLS ........................................................................................................... National Conference on Fiscality ............................................................................................ Ramona Bărbulescu - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator ................................... ELSA Cluj-Napoca .....................................................................................................................
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Cristina Suciu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Cluj-Napoca 2014/2015 ............................ Summer School on WTO Law 2014 ...................................................................................... Lawyers After Hours ............................................................................................................... Law and Morality - Seminar ................................................................................................... Luiza Gogozan - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator .......................................... ELSA Constanţa .......................................................................................................................... Camelia Dobre - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Constanţa 2014/2015 ............................... Social Networks: Addiction or Necessity? - Pannel Discussion ................................................ Study Visit ELSA Craiova - ELSA Constanţa .......................................................................... The Art of Advocacy - Legal Cafe ........................................................................................... Female Crime - From Victim to Aggressor - National Seminar ............................................... Media and the Right of Reply - Legal Cafe ............................................................................. ELSA Galaţi ................................................................................................................................. Aiana Mihui - Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Galaţi 2014/2015 ........................ Cyber Crime - Panel Discussion .............................................................................................
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro ELSA Iaşi ..................................................................................................................................... Răzvan Parfeni - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Iaşi 2014/2015 .......................................... Institutional Study Visit - Brussels .......................................................................................... IFP - Media Law Freedom of speech and its criminal boundaries ........................................... Legal Café - Career Vision ...................................................................................................... The Criminal’s Profile: Discernment or Diseases .................................................................... Valentina-Dana Ştefan - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator .............................. ELSA Oradea ............................................................................................................................... Alina Bărbuş - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Oradea 2014/2015 ....................................... International Focus Programme - Legal Café .......................................................................... Corruption and Influence Peddling - National Conference ..................................................... Loredana Paşca - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator .......................................... ELSA Sibiu .................................................................................................................................. Diana Şerban - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Sibiu 2014/2015 ......................................... Drug Trafficking - National Conference ................................................................................. Study Visit .............................................................................................................................. Youngsters Delinquency - A Problem for Justice and Society National Seminar ...................... Andrei Noaţă - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator ............................................. ELSA Suceava .............................................................................................................................. Simona Negru - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Suceava 2014/2015 ................................... Romanians Convicted Abroad - Pannel Discussion ................................................................. Freedom of Expression: Between Right and Responsibility Pannel Discussion ........................ Violence against women - Legal Café ...................................................................................... ELSA Târgu Mureş ..................................................................................................................... Mădălina Pop - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Târgu Mureş 2014/2015 ............................ Study Visit ELSA Târgu-Mureş - ELSA Sibiu ......................................................................... Lecture on the New Horizons of the Judicial System .............................................................. Judicial Café ........................................................................................................................... Asineta Cătinean - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator ....................................... ELSA Timişoara .......................................................................................................................... Adelina Hărşan - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Timişoara 2014/2015 ............................... ELSA Day - By Giving You Receive ........................................................................................ Work & Travel + ERASMUS ................................................................................................. Study Visit ELSA Timişoara - ELSA Cluj-Napoca .................................................................. Alex Pandi - Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator ................................................. ELSA Delegations ........................................................................................................................ MID IFP Conference “Freedom of Expression” ...................................................................... Forum on Business & Human Rights ..................................................................................... ELSA România • Bvd. Mihail Kogălniceanu, 34-36 București, România CIF: 10832274 • office@elsa.ro • www.elsa.ro Cont RON: RO51RNCB0090126818830001
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Alin TODIRICĂ Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Romania 2014/2015
„Dear S&C-ers, My name is Alin Todirică and as Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Romania 2014/2015 I have the pleasure to present to you our 3rd edition of the S&C Newsletter. Here we have the most significant events from 11 of our Local Groups and I hope you’ll enjoy it. Also, we have a special section dedicated to Delegations. I can’t describe in words what S&C means to me but when you are the Vice President for Seminars & Conferences ELSA Romania you have to work hard to keep your local officers connected to what our activity represents. Also,for me, this is the greatest thing you can achieve in ELSA. I hope to share with you not only the events, but also the mentality we have here, in Romania. As S&C-ers, we are trying to improve the society with every event that we organize. Other people will probably say we are dreamers, but we are together, and for my team, together is the synonym for stronger.”
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Alexandra-Iuliana Ungureanu Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Braşov 2014/2015 “Being a Seminars & Conferences Vice President was less of a challenge and more of a passion. I have been an ELSA member since the first year of Law School and it made me feel different from the other law students, it made me feel special. The moments when you plan and organize an event, when you announce the event’s “big day” and when you feel accomplished at the end of a successful event, these are the moments that make me proud of choosing this path, proud of choosing ELSA. The fact that I know the skills of every member of my department, that I’m surrounded by friends in everything I do, this environment has become a second home for me, the ELSA Family.”
Alexandra
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Study Visit ELSA Braşov - ELSA Halle The first event organized was an international one, the Study Visit ELSA Braşov – ELSA Halle. From November 17th 2014 until November 23rd 2014, nine Germans were having lots of surprises in Romania. As part of the Academic Program, we visited the University of Transilvania’s Law School, participated in one of our interesting classes, visited the Court of Appeal, the Court House and took part in various workshops. As for the Social Program, they visited the most important tourist attractions, they went sightseeing in the city and experienced the nightlife in Brasov. The ultimate surprise was the participation at the National Council Meeting where they learned new things and made new friends.
Women in Legal Carreers STEP department organized on March 10th, 2015 and we had as speakers three successful women in the legal domain: Oana Şaramet (University Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Transilvania), Cornelia Cor (Territorial Office expert of the Ombudsman in Brasov, Romania) and Nicoleta Aurelia Korodi-Popa (Notary Public in Brasov, Romania).
This is an event that ELSA Braşov organizes every year in which we are celebrating successful women in legal careers. It was a Joint with the
There were lectures on women’s image through the years in legal careers, the road to a successful and influential image. We talked about the lawyer, notary and university lecturer career and about women’s image in these careers.
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro The participants were really involved in the discussions, the speakers talked freely and the feedback given at the end of the event was a
positive one, expressing the willingness of coming to other ELSA events.
IFP - International Focus Programme we protect our identity and rights when we surf on the internet. Moreover, we asked numerous questions about privacy politics, confidentiality and piracy and the three speakers Amelia Vulcu, journalist, Ovidiu Bălcăcian and Cătălin Ionașcu, both Content Marketing Consultants at The Pharmacy, gave us all the answers. This year, the generic subject of the Internationl Focus Programme was “ Media Law” and we organized an event about human rights in the online environment on March 3rd, 2015. This event was a succes for our department because we had three speakers with professional experience who told us everything we wanted to know. In fact, students were very interested in finding out more about Media Law and how can
We had flyers for every participant and feedback forms. The students were really involved in the discussions and the speakers talked freely. At the end of the event, the feedback was a positive one.
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Mihaela-Gabriela Viscreanu Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Braşov 2014/2015 “I have been an ELSA member since October 2014, because I’m in the first year of Law School but this is only the beginning. Being a member of Seminars & Conferences has made me feel different from other law students, because aside from learning and reading for classes, I also organize events on law-related subjects or just participate and practice what I’ve learnt at school and socialize with beautiful and smart people. The best feeling is when you organize an event with your team, working and trying to do your best and in the end you see that the event was a succes. ELSA Brașov is a big family with law students that combine creativity, fun and knowledge. That’s why I’m proud I’m one of them!”
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Anca Maria Boescu Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Bucharest 2014/2015 “My name is Anca Maria Boescu and I am ELSA Bucharest’s Vice President for Seminars&Conferences. Joining ELSA was undoubtedly one of the best decisions I have made. Every single day, this wonderful association teaches me valuable life lessons and offers me the chance to meet extraordinary people. The S&C department is my little perfect universe and I consider myself to be the luckiest VP since working with my members and organizing quality events together is a real blessing.”
Anca
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Social Encyclopedia Social Encyclopedia is a new project organized by the Seminars&Conferences department, project that consists in approaching subjects belonging to fields related to Law such as history, sociology, philosophy.
fighter for human rights and students were interested to listen to her life experiences.
The idea was well-received by the students who were delighted to take part in both editions of the event. The first edition entitled “Orfelinatele groazei – Epopeea Uitării” was held on the 12th of November when journalist Denisa Morariu held a discussion on the conditions in Romanian orphanages during communism, referring to a TV report based on this subject. During the second edition (on 1st of April) poet and essayist Ana Blandiana read a piece of work entitled “A memory between two Europes” (“O memorie între două Europe”) and conversed with the participants about freedom and dignity during communism. She is known as a great
Gaming Law was a real success due to the large number of participants, the dynamic interaction with the speakers and the positive feedbacks, but also due to the growing importance of the chosen subject, both nationally and internationally.
On 2nd of December 2014, the Seminars&Conferences department organized the first edition of the event called “Gaming Law’’. It
The main objective of the event is debating the legal issues from the gambling field and providing insight into this system. Since this area is not addressed in the university curricula, ELSA Bucharest wanted to come to support students and give them the opportunity to learn more information on this topic.
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro Among the speakers of the event we mention: Liviu Fatu (lawyer), Mrs. Valentina Dobre (Vicepresident of Romslot) who delivered a lecture regarding the changes brought by the
reform bill initiated in the field, Leliana Pârvulescu (Coordinator of ‘’Joc Responsabil’’programme).
Living Library coffee”. The aim of this meeting is offering students the opportunity of addressing questions in a non-formal, friendly background. This year the event took place on the 10th of December and it was a great success, students expressing their intention of participate to the next edition.
The event consists in inviting famous professionals from the law market who discuss various topics regarding law career “over a cup of
The event included various law areas and speakers who offered advice for those who were interested in a career in magistracy and discussed the perspectives of a career in energy law, real estate, mergers & acquisitions or white collar crime.
Study Visit in Amsterdam This year, in February we were pleased to make a trip to Amsterdam, to visit our colleagues and share some interesting experiences with them. Through debates and workshops, they offered us a large perspective on their judicial system and created, at the same time, a friendly atmosphere suitable for changing ideas and impressions. Both the academic and the social activities were useful and well-organized. We were also happy to go sightseeing and discover memorable places in Amsterdam.
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International Focus Programme (IFP) - Freedom of Expression A Concession to Safety? (Lawyer) and Radu Uszkai (political philosopher) discussed the complexity of this fundamental right, how we can exercise it without interfering with other people and that we can draw boundaries between exercising this right and abuse.
Freedom of expression - A concession to safety? was a debate organized on 4th of March 2015. Journalist Lucian Mîndruţă, Cristian Muşat (Senior of ELSA Bucharest), Marius Văcărelu
Each speaker tackled the subject from their profession’s point of view, thus the participants were offered a wide range of opinions and so they could share ideas and experiences. Interviews of important personalities on this topic were screened during the debate.
Romanian Justice Conference ELSA Bucharest organizes the sixth edition of the Romanian Justice Conference, between 22nd - 24th of April 2015. Previous editions have enjoyed great success due to the diversity of issues that have proposed to analyze the latest changes in the legal framework both in Romanian system and internationally. This year, the project organized at national level, aims to outline, through lectures, debates and
workshops, the current situation of justice in our country, the private sector development issues and perspectives in legislation regarding the financing of political parties and election campaigns, European regulation of public procurement, and certain aspects of aviation law. The Romanian Justice Conference offers law students the chance of discovering authorized opinions of specialists in the field and gives them the opportunity to clarify various legal issues.
ELSA Bucharest’s ISLS You haven’t decided yet how to give your holiday a flying start after you recharge your batteries consumed with the exams? Banking and Finance Law and Energy Law are fields that interest you?
Would you like to meet the most remarkable practitioners of these areas? If your answers to these questions are “yes”, you cannot throw away the golden opportunity to take part on two of the
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro best events of this type, by tradition and distinctions from South Eastern Europe Banking and Finance and Energy Law International Summer Schools! Come and join us during between 16th - 24th of July and we guarantee you an unforgettable 9 days’ experience alongside 60 students around all Europe. Why should you apply for our schools this summer?
- This is an international event; - The themes represent very discussed topics in the existing social-economic context and issues that are not usually addressed by universities; - The events perfectly combines the academic agenda with the social program and we will take care to transform these 9 days into a great experience for you.
National Conference on Fiscality ELSA Bucharest invites students and all who wish to attend the 5th Edition of the National Conference on Fiscality which is going to be held between May 5th - 7th 2015 in Bucharest, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bucharest. This year, the conference will focus on the new
regulations of the Fiscal Code and Fiscal Procedure Code. The academic agenda also includes lectures focusing on the lottery-receipts, law markets and the International Treaty on automatic exchange of tax information between states (Berlin Tax Conference).
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Ramona Bărbulescu Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Bucharest 2014/2015 “My name is Ramona Bărbulescu and I have been a part of S&C family (and ELSA family) for about 6 months. During this time I realized what I would have lost if I had not become an ELSA member: professionalism, friendship, fun, confidence. I really like to think that S&C defines me as it covers a wide range of events, so I always learn something new with every event, every OC; I exercise certain skills (be it communication, negotiation or management abilities). S&C makes me work hard, but it rewards me tenfold. Here I have found beautiful people and I have realized that together we can create beautiful things, things that will remain in ELSA’s history and can serve as a model for coming generations. However, probably the most important thing is that ELSA gives me the chance to discover what I am really capable of, it motivates me and gives me energy. ELSA was, undoubtedly, the best choice since the beginning of university, as I feel that, surrounded by beautiful people, positive energy and desire for involvement I can develop both personally and professionally.”
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Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Cluj-Napoca 2014/2015 “Anytime somebody asks me about University life, the part I talk most dearly about is ELSA. I am a two years member, in present Vice President Seminars & Conferences ELSA Cluj-Napoca, the department closest to my heart, the one I consider family. Working this time as a volunteer in this association opened numerous paths and taught me how to talk freely, how to organize time and schedule, how to communicate and work with people, but most important, it gave me life-time friends. The satisfaction received is even more powerful due to the fact that the people I care about are the ones with whom, together, we organize beautiful events that become more visible and have a more powerful impact upon other students with each event. And there is no other bigger satisfaction for a Vice President than to see that the work you spent plenty of hours on is appreciated and is useful for others.”
Cristina
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Summer School on WTO Law 2014 Regarding the social programme, the participants were greeted with a Gala opening of the Summer School. During the next days, participants attended various theme parties: an international evening where they had the opportunity to present a specific object from their own country, a treasure hunt conducted over a large area of the city of Cluj-Napoca and a closing Gala that put an end to this successful edition. The Summer Law School organized by ELSA Cluj-Napoca, hosted between 3rd - 10th of August 2014, gathered twenty-five participants from all over the world, who spent a week in a pleasant environment.
Finally, this event would not have been possible without the presence of thirty dedicated ELSA Cluj-Napoca members, who were present in each moment along the participants and ensured that the event worked out perfectly.
In light of the academic programme, we had the pleasure to guest speakers such as Mr. Roberto Rios from Poland (who came with his family because of the wonderful experience he had in the first edition), Ms. Weiwei Zhang from China and Mr. Jan Bohanes from Czech Republic.
This wonderful project, belonging to the Seminars&Conferences Department, has trained, in fact, all the departments of ELSA ClujNapoca. Every participant of this edition had a great time, most of them telling us: “I would come back at any time for the third edition of this Summer Law School”.
These extraordinary teachers have captured the interest of all participants, according to the feedback they have given us. After a total of thirty hours of training aimed on the topic “World Trade Organization” (WTO), the students were given a test. The top three finishers won scholarships to IELPO.
To sum up, the main purpose of this project was to promote educational excellence by preparing participants in the field of world trade, from both social and economic points of view, but in the end it proved to be a unique experience for all of us, out of which beautiful friendships and memories were gained.
Lawyers After Hours On December 11th 2014, ELSA Cluj-Napoca, through the Seminars&Conferences Department,
proposed all students to leave their seats in order to join an interactive discussion on juridical
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The “Lawyers After Hours” event had as its main objective to lay down the basis of a discussion on juridical themes “professional versus student”, this time in an informal environment. Students had the opportunity to ask questions regarding their professions, as well as their work field. Discussions were held on some famous test cases or on various theoretical aspects less understood by students. There was a vast array of themes approached during this event. These were chosen as a result of the polls the organizers realized, namely: Civil Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Cybercrime, Business Law, Family
We believe that, through the means of this event, we boosted students’ interest in the field of Law and we opened up new perspectives on the juridical professions they are about to elect in the close future.
“Law and Morality” Seminar
ELSA Cluj-Napoca, through the Seminars&Conferences Department, in collaboration with OSM, organized the 7th edition of the “Law and Morality” Seminar, between the 26th - 27th of March. As subthemes of this event there were debated human trafficking and organ trafficking. By holding this event, the Seminars&Conferences Department intended to raise public awareness towards subjects of general interest and to build among students (and not only) a realistic opinion on trafficking people and organs. It was desired for these subjects to be discussed both from a legal and a medical perspective, so that it would possible to reveal the main problems going on in
Romania as well as to come up with viable solutions to them. We believe that educating and informing play a crucial role when it comes to real development. Also, involving young people in such events and projects can complete and ascribe value to strategies of preventing phenomena related to human trafficking and organ trafficking.
Around 200 people participating at this seminar had the chance to pose questions to some experts in the field, as follows: DIICOT prosecutor Daciana Deritei, ANITP representative Dr. Augusta Bora, lawyer and University teacher Paul Popovici and Dr. Dan Adrian Luscalov.
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Luiza Gogozan Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Director of Public Relations ELSA Cluj-Napoca 2014/2015 “As PR Director at ELSA Cluj-Napoca, I can say that ELSA means for me 3 years of volunteering, years where I got through different experiences, I found friends, but most of all I gained a lot of knowledge. Also, this organization, gave me the opportunity to develop my skills to work in team and to socialize with students who have the same interests as me. And because of all these reasons, I believe I have a good start for my future career. I consider myself a lucky person, because in this way, I can combine my strengths and my passion, at the same time. As Steve Jobs famously said “The only way to do great work is to love what you do!”
Luiza
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Camelia Dobre Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Constanţa 2014/2015 “It’s been over a year since I am Vice President of Seminars&Conferences in our local grup. I have to say this has been the best experience I have had in my life until this moment. Do you wonder why I have chosen ELSA? This association means more than volunteering: you have the chance to make new friends, you meet important persons who can teach you many things, and never the last, you can have the time of your life. I believe that for a law student, to be part of ELSA is the experience which will fullfil this trip that lasts 4 years. Why Seminars&Conferences? It was simply the best choice for me. Members of this department are full of interesting ideas, fun, open-minded, ambitious – in 2 words – smart&creative. These are the words that best describe me. A very important thing in coordonating this department is to have a strong and motivated team. So, never forget you can count on your members! Stronger together!”
Camelia
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Social Networks: Addiction or Necessity? - Panel Discussion Dr. Raluca Petre - journalist, gave us a lot of interesting information about how social networks can change the way we see the reality or how they can influence our lives.
The panel discussion „Social networks: addiction or necessity?” took place in the Art Museum of Constanta where over 50 participants were excited to discuss this subject with us. The speakers, Mrs. Prof. Univ. Dr. Ana Rodica Staiculescu and Mrs. Lect. Univ.
This subject is very topical, so the participants had a lot of questions for our speakers. It was a great occasion for them to find out answers from a journalist and a sociologist. Also, this event has been considered very interesting by some local newspapers and a local television, seeing as they published some articles about it.
Study Visit ELSA Craiova - ELSA Constanţa From the 1st to the 3rd of May 2014 , 6 beautiful and full of energy members from ELSA Craiova came in a study visit in Constanta. We had a great time together and enjoyed every minute.
It was a pleasure to meet our colleagues from ELSA Craiova and we became friends. The motto of this study visit was „Work hard, party harder!”
We started our journey together by visiting the „Ovidius” University of Constanta and showing them our classes, some teachers and the beautiful view. We took a tour of the University. After this, we spent our time walking by the sea, visiting the Casino, Mamaia, taking pictures and enjoying each other’s company. During the evenings, we partied in a famous club from Mamaia.
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The Art of Advocacy - Legal Cafe Being a lawyer is closely linked with mastering the art of communicating and exposing the plea in the best manner possible. Our speaker, Carmen Popi, has firstly been a judge. Now she is a lawyer. She told us so many interesting facts about the art of advocacy as she has a extensive professional experience, both as a judge and lawyer.
that you must learn a lot and also be confident in your strenghts. This event was a real succes. We had a number of 40 participants.
Meeting such a great person and a famous lawyer in Constanta was a huge source of motivation for each law student present there. Mrs. Carmen Popi managed to convince us not to give up our dreams and to believe in ourselves. The message all the participants understood is
Female Crime - From Victim to Aggressor - National Seminar This event was the first National Seminar organised by ELSA Constanta and we truly consider it a success. During the two days, the 9 speakers who participated discussed about the following subjects: Particularities of female crime, The execution of sentences: Men vs. Women, Antisocial behavior, Crime causation, Woman with psychopathic tendencies and others.
Our speakers were: Judge Teodor Gheorghe, Inspector Lăcrămioara Purice, Univ. Prof. Dr. Ana Rodica Stăiculescu, Drd. Mariana Carmen Neagu (Psychologist), Victoria Pană (Lawyer), Mircea Gherasim, Lect. Univ. Dr. Mariana Mitra, Conf. Univ. Dr. Mihaela Rus (Psychologist), Alin Leș (Expert Criminologist), so they could speak from different points of view and various perspectives. The academic part lasted 5 hours each day, including 2 coffee breaks. We strongly believe the subject was captivating, this being the reason why we had so many participants. During these hours, the participants were presented videos, statistics, a lot of cases of female crime and the most famous female criminals.
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro The event hosted over 250 participants from Constanta, ELSA Suceava and ELSA Brasov. The organizing committee worked as a real team because our main purpose was to make the participants feel good in our company and during the event. We could not neglect the social programe so, after the first day of the seminar, we had a great party in a local Pub with over 70 participants.
The organizing committee did not neglect the promotion of the event either as many newspapers and local televisions wrote articles about the seminar. After reading the feedbacks from the participants, we can say the first national seminar of ELSA Constanta was a great one.
Media and the Right of Reply - Legal Cafe The right of rectification means the right of a person to ask the media to publish the correct version of the facts presented. Reply or correction is a simplified way of protecting the interests, involving less effort and less costs. Also, their effects are preferable to the judicial process.
The 30 participants, were excited to see Mrs. Monixa Coroiu, a famous local speaker so they talked to her for about 3 hours.
This facts were debated during the legal cafe „Media and the right of reply” in the great company of our speaker – Monixa Coroiu – journalist. A delightful presence, she exposed us various cases of media abuse and how they were solved.
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Aiana Mihui Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Galaţi 2014/2015
“What is the greatest thing about being a law student? The answer is definitely: being part of the ELSA family. Here I had the opportunity to meet special and devoted people. Not to mention all the hard work and respect you gain. I had the chance to see a personal evolution of my professional skills and so much more. I consider this one of my best decisions ever been made.”
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Cyber Crime - Panel Discussion On the 5th of March 2015, the Seminars&Conferences department had the pleasure of organising a panel discussion about cybercrime.
whole idea about cyber-bulling and about all the possibilities of having your computer and other devices hacked. Furthermore, the public was above our expectation.
I consider this one of the subjects that best attracts students, not only due to finding out how you can protect your data and all your personal IT information, but also for the opportunity of realizing the seriousness of this crime. Our speakers were Sub-Comissioner Victor Andoni, from the county police inspectorate of Galaţi, Romania and professor Daniela Nenu, who is also known for being the head teacher of the "Children's Palace" of Galaţi, Romania. We were amazed by how well-prepared the speakers were, offering lots of information and examples in order to transmit the public the
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Răzvan Parfeni Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Iaşi 2014/2015 “After being admitted into college, I had to choose between two possibilities: to be a simple law student or to be a part of ELSA. My option was really simple, considering that I had and still have the opportunity to work among side amazing people, who share my passion for volunteering activities, into a perfect environment for personal and professional development. Each day of my mandate was special, because there is nothing more suitable for a student during college than doing what he loves and doing it with passion. ELSA gave me the opportunity to coordinate an entire department of amazing people and together we organized beautiful events. ELSA is the natural choice for every person who wants to be more than an ordinary law student. Being part of ELSA is more than an option, it is a way of life during college.”
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Institutional Study Visit - Brussels The annual study visit to Brussels is one of the most important projects of ELSA Iaşi, defined by academic and cultural aspects. Through this project, the organizers aimed to offer the participants the possibility to cross beyond the barrier imposed by theoretical notions through gaining knowledge about the institutional structure of the European Union by visiting the main sightseeing attractions of the city of Brussels. The project had a five day spawn, focused on the academic agenda which included visits to the European Parliament, NATO and E.U.
Commission. With regard to the cultural program, the focus points were represented by the Grand Place, Brussels City Hall building, the Chocolate Museum, the Atomium. All the other attractions have confirmed the success of this visit in the capital of Belgium. This project’s goal was to enrich the information and knowledge of the participants regarding the E.U. institutions and the culture of the capital Brussels, also by projecting a clear image of the theoretical in practical situations and creating a bigger picture of how the European Union functions.
International Focus Programme - Media Law Freedom of speech and its criminal boundaries The discussion in plenary took place on the 4th of March 2015. The main subject of the International Focus Program was Media Law. Through the subject proposed by the local board, it was aimed to create a realistic vision, as well as the integration of the notion of freedom of speech, associated with its criminal boundaries, the human rights and the private life. The subject was related to the way in which the situation develops in society through the perspective of the judicial domain associated with the press freedom. The purpose of the project was to enrich the
information and knowledge of the participants regarding the approached subject through explaining them the advantages and disadvantages of the freedom of speech. Moreover, it was wished to involve and raise awareness of the complexity and difficulty of the contemporary society. Also, the project coordinated by Panduru Loredana- Andreea and Virives Daiana-Mariana, provided arguments to the fact that the freedom of speech is one of the main pillars of any modern democratic society, and one of the most talked about.
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Legal Café - Career Vision ELSA Iaşi put together a Legal Café on the 11th, 12th and 13th of December 2014. The Legal Café is one of the events under the brand of ELSA Iasi, being defined by innovation and flexibility. Through this project the organizers’ goal was to inform students on delicate matters in the judiciary system, in a friendly environment. It had aimed to clear the difficulties when it comes to direct interaction with a practitioner. Therefore, the informal environment provided the students the opportunity to express their points of view and their fears about the first years of activity.
Also, it was encouraged the diversity of opinions about solutions that should be found and applied for the numerous holes in our system to be removed. This event lasted three days, the beginning being represented by trades that were linked to each profession. Also, in the final stage of this event we had organized a workshop in which students could engage with law school graduates, former ELSA members that shared their own professional experience. The theme was not strict, each participant being able to express their interests in receiving answer regarding any other matter connected to the judiciary domain according to the training and experience of our guests. The goal was not to organize a meeting where the essence of the event would be lost. So, the target was to select a small group of students interested in such an event and willing to express their points of view or doubts from the judiciary sphere. The number of students was set to 30-40 per day.
The main theme was represented by aspects concerning main lines in their careers, thus wanting to capture the admission in the profession, controversies and difficulties, the relevance of practicing during studies, specific skills of the profession, the contrast of ages in the professional environment, the challenges of professing in the law system, surpassing obstacles in professional evolution.
Even though the venue was a coffee shop, that did not mean the competence and professionalism was not respected. Also, the discussion would be held at a high level of pertinence. The purpose of the project was to enrich the information and knowledge of the participants regarding the approached theme whilst still focusing on applying the theoretic information in practical situations and creating a clear image on the Romanian judicial system.
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The Criminal’s Profile: Discernment or Diseases The criminal’s profile: discernment or diseases took place on the 12th and 13th of November 2014, and it was organized by Baraniuc DianaMaria and Mocanu Sergiu-Florin. The project’s goal was to reveal to the students the truth about people who took justice into their own hands or committed crimes. With the support of specialized speakers in the area we planned to find out if they did those things in a conscious way or because of a mental illness that affected their judgment. Through the approached things of the two days of the project we proposed to offer a clearer vision
over this matter. In the first day, we approached a psychological manner in presenting the theme “Inside the criminal’s mind” and in the second day we presented the theme “ The effects of condemnation” from a legal stand point.
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Valentina-Dana Ştefan Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Iaşi 2014/2015 “Being part of ELSA is new to me, and so is being a student at the Faculty of Law, but considering the rough time that I’m having dealing with the second one, I am simply grateful for the fact that I can take a good breath of friendship, solidarity and support from the S&C team that I joined.”
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Alina Bărbuş Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Oradea 2014/2015 “ELSA... Emotion, Learning, Success, Ambition I remember the first day of college, when I heard about ELSA for the first time. I was glad to discover that there is an association to help me develop professionally. That was true, but ELSA has done more than that. Then I met SV (Study-visit) and ICN (National Council Meeting). They showed me that ELSA is a whole family, where we managed to make unexpected friends, where I met law students from other cities of the country and from Europe. After that came other events, where I had the opportunity to meet leading lawyers in Oradea. Then there are the parties, because law students are also allowed to have fun. My adventure in the Seminars&Conferences department was not what I expected at first, but it turned out to be everything I wanted in ELSA. This department gives you the opportunity to see what organization and promptness in the true sense of the word means, and at the end of the day to realize that nothing compares to the happiness of a successful event. From my point of view, you are a useless law student if you're not part of this family, called ELSA. Go through college like the wind among the leaves.”
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International Focus Programme - Legal Café ELSA Oradea supported the International Focus Programme week by organizing a Legal Café with the subject “Copyright in the online environment”.
The event took place on March 5th 2015, in Oradea Shopping City, a big commercial center of Oradea, in the famous Fun Land. Mister Mircea Ursuţa , senior ELSA Oradea , lawyer and
faculty teacher was our speaker. The attractive subject brought many people at the Legal Café, our speaker had a really interesting manner of treating the subject and gave us the opportunity to improve our knowledge about this virtual environment. The participants had the chance to interact in a pleasant way, discussing legal problems in an informal meeting and sharing their opinions about the topic. This project was our first activity during this term and it went really good. The flexibility and the spontaneity of this event was the perfect combination and it gave us new forces for the next events. A legal cafe is always welcomed, and when it has the proper subject it’s more than perfect!
Corruption and Influence Peddling - National Conference We are so glad to present to you ELSA Oradea’s biggest event: the National Conference on the subject “Corruption and influence peddling”. The conference took place over three days, between the 1st - 3rd of April 2015. It consisted of lots of events and well done activities. The conference started with an opening programme. Our Vice President, Alina Bărbuş, presented the schedule of the conference and she encouraged people to take part in these events. Also, in the opening, the vice president of Seminars and Conferences ELSA Romania, Alin Todirică and vice president of Marketing ELSA Romania, Sonia Benga shared the audience some words and ideas.
After the opening, things got more serious. There was a panel discussion on the topic “The negative impact of corruption and the confidence in justice”. We are proud to announce that our speakers were three great famous men in law’s
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information about this phenomenon, including pictures and videos, that was really exciting! The panel disscusion was followed by a brief award of diplomas!
The first day finished with a movie night. We chose the movie “Broken city”, because the story was relevant with the topic of the conference. A very interesting story and a good way to end such a great day!
In honor of a successful end of the conference, ELSA Oradea had fun all night attending the “Cocktail party”, the last event of the conference.
We started the next day by visiting the Penitentiary of Oradea, an outstanding experience. The second event for this day was another panel discussion with the topic “The society and mass-media perception about corruption”. Our guests were Miss Claudia Rus – Oradea Court of Appeal, Mr. Octavian Haragoş from Digi 24 and Mr. Adrian Şimon – Prodemocraţia. The pannel discussion ended with a workshop, coordinated by Mr. Mircea Ursuţa.
Finally, the most expected moment of the entire conference had come: moot court competition on criminal law. The guests that composed the panel of judges were Mr. Mircea Ursuţa – lawyer, Mr. Răzvan Doseanu – lawyer and Mr. Alin Văsonan – judge. There were three teams, all of them well prepared, but only one won the competition. Claudiu Popovici, one of the members of the winner team admits that: “It was an opportunity to put into practice the theory. The subject was topical, the corruption being a widespread phenomenon.”
To us, the national conference meant development, devotion, consolidation and accomplishment! We are thankful for the smooth running of things and we just promise more for the next time!
The last day of the conference began with a panel discussion about “Influence peddling in public institutions”. Mr. Răzvan Vesa from DGA and Mr. Cristian Dehelean from RomActiv Business Consulting were our speakers and offered a lot of
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Loredana Paşca Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Oradea 2014/2015 “First of all, let me tell you how honored I am to be the newsletter coordinator of ELSA Oradea. It’s real important for me. I am a new member of ELSA Oradea, but it didn’t take me a long time to realize that the choice of attending this group, was probably the best thing that could happen in my student life. I’ve met wonderful people here, I’ve participated at great and successful events and I have realized that by being part of ELSA, I can see and learn things that I’d never learn at faculty, during classes. I’m proud to be an ELSA member and more than that I’m proud to be a Seminars and Conferences member and I will do my best to deserve being that!”
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Diana Şerban Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Sibiu 2014/2015 “My name is Diana Şerban and I am the Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Sibiu. Since I have become a Vice President in August 2014, my job has taught me what responsibility really is. As I had a great man that showed me how to commit and how to do quality work, the ex-Vice President, Alin Todirică contributed to my development as a leader. Nevertheless, being the head of such an important department, I need to find the perfect balance between being a moral example for my members and work beside them as a leader, not just command like a boss. In my term, the Seminars&Conferences department organized two national events that were appreciated by the local and national press. We were happy to have many quality speakers such as judges, lawyers and psychologists. In the near future, I firmly believe that our department will continue to do a good job and will offer quality events.”
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Drug Trafficking - National Conference Between the 26th - 28th of March 2015, the National Conference "Drug Trafficking" - second edition took place. The topic was debated from several perspectives, such as psychological, sociological, theological and legal. The purpose of the event was to inform, prevent and educate young people. Also, the main priority for us was to identify the situation of a drug addict and to find out possibilities of how he can be reintroduced into the society, although he is seen as an outlaw. Our major contributors to this event will be N.A.A (A.N.A), Blue Cross Sibiu, which is a nongovernmental organization that aims to provide specialized assistance to those suffering from alcoholism or other addictions and their families, Nartea Partners Law Office and of course, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu. We made an intense promotion not only in schools and high-schools but in universities as well, in order to bring more young people and students.
Study Visit Between the 12th - 14th of December, ELSA Sibiu hosted two Local Groups, ELSA Timişoara and Târgu-Mureş, in a Study Visit. Participants of these two local groups have enjoyed a quality academic program in the second day of the visit, such as the plenary discussion from December 13th, entitled "Jails - Illegalities of legal institutions". In this situation, we discussed this issue in terms of legal, psychological, ELSA România • Bvd. Mihail Kogălniceanu, 34-36 București, România CIF: 10832274 • office@elsa.ro • www.elsa.ro Cont RON: RO51RNCB0090126818830001
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The exchange of experiences was beneficial for both ELSA Sibiu and, we hope, for our participants.
Youngsters Delinquency - A Problem for Justice and Society National Seminar Our project consisted of a national seminar held during two days, October 31st - November 1st, 2014, having the role of public information, seen from different perspectives. On the first day, the theme was addressed from a legal perspective.
The second day was devoted to the presentation of this form of delinquency as a psychosocial phenomenon. There was an intense promotion for the event, as we try to work with important high-schools from Sibiu in the hope of bringing young participants to our events. The seminar was organized in collaboration with the Organization for Social Assistance and Child Protection Sibiu and Sibiu Police Inspectorate. Among the renowned speakers at the event were Mr. Alin Les, president of Romanian Society of Criminology and Forensic Branch Sibiu and father Constantin Necula, professor at the Faculty of Theology "Andrei Saguna" Sibiu and author of over 50 books placed among the most sold books.
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Andrei Noaţă Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Sibiu 2014/2015 “My name is Andrei Noaṭă and I am a S&C member in ELSA Sibiu since October 2014.Once I was accepted, I realized that the work for ELSA helped me develop in many ways. Also, ELSA is not just a family, where you are surrounded by grateful and loving friends; here, all of us work as if we worked like professional members of a company, treating each other with respect and gratitude. Since I have been in ELSA, I have disciplined myself regarding work, learned how to do a good job and got involved in many events organized by this local group. Also, working in my department gave me the opportunity to collaborate with important figures of the Romanian legal system, such as renowned lawyers and judges. I find this environment pleasant. Every Law student should get involved, to develop not only his knowledge, but his social and moral principles as well.”
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Simona Negru Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Suceava 2014/2015 “ELSA means to me more than an association. It is the family where I have acted as a member since I became a law student. At the end of the highschool, I didn’t know exactly what Faculty of Law to attend (in terms of geography, of course), but I definitely knew that I wanted to join ELSA. So, as soon as I became a member of it, I fully dedicated myself to the Seminars&Conferences department, the one that enabled me to become its Vice-President in the current ELSA, and the one I got very attached to, also because of my Smart and Confident team mates. This department helped me to know myself better, to improve my organisational skills, to meet new people and to live the student life in a beautiful and different way! Joining ELSA was the best decision I’ve made!”
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Romanians Convicted Abroad - Pannel Discussion Interested in understanding and finding out more about the real problems of nowadays Romanian society, the Seminars&Conferences department of ELSA Suceava organised on the 26th of November 2014, the Panel Discussion entitled ”The Romanians convicted abroad”. We had 4 speakers invited: two lawyers, a prosecutor and a judge. This subject was treated from two different perspectives: -the first one was based on the Criminal Law and the convictions of the Romanian citizens in foreign prisons; -the second one regarded the social aspect, more specifically, the conviction of the majority of them to live;
far from the native country, in order to provide a better life for the persons who stayed home, with the consequences which arise from this. The event itself meant a real interaction between speakers and participants, and we are more than satisfied that it took place!
Freedom of Expression: Between Right and Responsibility Pannel Discussion The next event was organized during the IFP Week in colaboration with the Law and Public Administration Department of our University. It was called „Freedom of expression-between right and responsibility”, that took place on the 5th of March 2015.
an abuse citing the freedom of expression for at least once in their lives. The second part of the event worked upon two real cases dealing with the abuse of the media and citing the freedom of expression, too.
There were six speakers invited: two lawyers, three journalists and the comissioner/ spokesperson of the Suceava Police Inspectorate. This theme was analysed in terms of the subsequent law fields, taking into account the fact that the right of expression is a fundamental one. After this, the journalists talked about how this right can influence their careers and if they made ELSA România • Bvd. Mihail Kogălniceanu, 34-36 București, România CIF: 10832274 • office@elsa.ro • www.elsa.ro Cont RON: RO51RNCB0090126818830001
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Furthermore, the event itself had shown the audience that the actual context should determine us to feel lucky, knowing that our opinions don’t cost any duresses, comparing to the freedom of expression in the communist period.
After this event, as a moral, everybody agreed that everyone has this right to express oneself freely, but with the responsibility not to infringe on someone else’s freedom.
Violence against women – Legal Café understanding of this current phenomenon. The event tackled all the types of violence: physical, mental, spiritual, financial, sexual, verbal, and was possible thanks to our two speakers: a very known lawyer who talked about the domestic violence against women, and a commissioner of Suceava Police who taught us how to prosecute the aggressor in such cases.
On the 2nd of April 2015, the Seminars and Conferences department of ELSA Suceava organized a Legal Café called “Violence against women” which aimed a more detailed
Moreover, they came up with relevant examples to illustrate the topic of discussion, which led to a clear understanding of what should be done to prevent and combat this terrible and widespread phenomenon.
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Mădălina Pop Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Târgu Mureş 2014/2015 “For me, ELSA is more than an association. ELSA is the family that gives me the opportunity to shape and develop myself, it is the place where i feel like HOME, surrounded by friends, sharing common interests and working side by side to create successful events and projects. The Seminars and Conferences department gave me the opportunity to change myself completely, to work with an absolutely wonderful team, to develop my skills and to learn how to coordinate a group of different people but with identical purposes. It gave me more opportunities than the educational system itself, a practice that i can't get enough of, that yields true professional and personal developements but only with dedication and devotion. The most important thing that i learned during this time is that if you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you think then you will change how you feel and what actions you take, thus slowly changing the perspectives in your world.”
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Study Visit ELSA Târgu-Mureş - ELSA Sibiu The first day we met the group of five students from ELSA Sibiu and then spent the rest of the day together, familiarizing ourselves with each other.
Between the 14th - 16th of November 2014, the Seminars&Conferences department of ELSA Târgu Mureș organized the bilateral study-visit with ELSA Sibiu. What represented this event for ELSA Târgu Mureș? What we aimed for and even achieved was an exchange of experience between the two local groups, managing to create activities that have developed professional, cultural and social ties.
The next day we followed the academic program that included the institutional visit to the local police (where we were presented various means by which this institution exerts its authority) and then with the help of Professor Nicolae Ploesteanu we presented them the headquarters of Petru Maior University. Closing the academic program, we spent the afternoon in a relaxed atmosphere visiting the city’s attractions, finishing the day with a student party. Considering that the Study-visit was a real success, we hope that in future we will take part in as many similar experiences as this.
Lecture on the New Horizons of the Judicial System Among the many events organized by our department, the lecture entitled “New horizons of the judicial system” had a great importance for the law students of our University. At this activity we invited Mrs. Obreja Viorica, in the present a lawyer, ex judge who, in the first part of the speech, presented us her professional activity which consisted in 25 years of practicing the magistrate career. Afterwards the event, our guest talked about the
entrance examinations in the legal professions,
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too. The special guest felt very comfortable in the presence of students and the audience was impressed with the lawyer’s experience. Due to this fact, we made the decision to carry out a second part of the event because there is still a lot to discover about the legal professions and the guest earnestly stated that she wanted to come again.
Judicial Cafe
Another remarkable event that happened on the 3rd of March 2015 and which can be included on the international topic “Media Law” of the IFP week was The Judicial Cafe “The protection of the personal data”.
Held in a pleasant environment, the meeting had as a special guest Mr. Hodoş Raul Felix, specialist in the juridical domain and Mr. Adam Mihai Gergely, specialist in the IT domain. They approached this topic from two different perspectives, meanwhile the young students approached them with questions in a free manner. During the discussion, the main topics disputed were about the importance of the security of our personal data on the socializing networks and also the Big Brother law. The event had a positive impact among both the participants and guests who have expressed the desire to return in the ELSA family, to a new activity.
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Asineta Cătinean Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Târgu Mureş 2014/2015 “I’m formed from a soul glimpse: past, present, and future; not from thrown words, because “verba volant”. I am what I want to be because I can take hundreds of shapes in the eyes of those who watch me, but until then I wish I can prove myself that I deserve to take part in a FAMILY like ELSA. Hand in hand with them I will affirm myself. I choose not to live in the past and I consider that what is passed shouldn’t label me. But today I can decide for my future, controlling my present. And today I feel that my present has to be ELSA. I am not flippant, but I love taking what’s the best of this tragicomedy named “life”. I love considering myself the main actor of this play and ELSA is the background soundtrack. Therefore, I don’t allow myself to make compromises. In order to be the best, I have to choose what’s suitable at this point of life. Being a law student at the early stages, nothing can develop me better than a real law student organization like ELSA, in particular the S&C department.”
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Adelina Hărşan Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Timişoara 2014/2015 “I am very happy that I was chosen to be Vice President of the Seminars&Conferences department, because it was a life changing experience for me. I was so thrilled that I was able to do a lot more in university than just study law. I have to admit that at first I was a little bit scared, because I had no idea if I was good for this or not, but now I can gladly say that it was the best experience of my life so far.”
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ELSA Day - By Giving You Receive So, armed with good mood and cheerfulness, and of course the holy boxes of mercy, we started by performing the first step: Spread our vision toward the determination of many to donate for this little angels, a plague of joy out of generosity, we could say.
Have you ever asked yourself how your life would’ve been up until this moment, not taking into consideration the indicators that led it down this road? If out of this indicators, family for example wouldn’t have been anything but a blank space in your daily journal? With all those in mind, law – like we study it, does only show us just the formal part of things, above their human aspect, essentialized through the vivid living of de facto condition. Because of this, us ELSA Timisoara, through our Seminars and Conferences Department, noticed the need for transposition, and therefore, what better time we could find other than ELSA Day – a time when our vision would transcend beyond the colorful banners, through actions, in the tangible world, a day in which, the little ones, the less fortunate, would be touched by this vortex we call the ELSA SPIRIT.
Step 2: Easy to understand is that, once with all the boxes full of gathered items, and with our gifted monetary mercyness in hold,we shifted our wheels, towards ONISIM foster house. Step 3: Together with the victims made in Step 1 and prompted by the success of Step 2, we spent an unforgettable time with the little ones, with whom, full of enthusiasm, we danced, sang, painted each other, with and mostly without intent, we played, recited … till the end we had a great time. Although ELSA Day was more than one day worth of hard working, the time we spent with those children made us forget all about the effort – and, being people who study law, we felt the justice floating through the air in our ELSA Timisoara family, closely linked to the love of those little muffins with big smiles plastered on their faces.; - things which a Smart&Creative family gave it for free and from the bottom of it’s heart along with a ticket which says "WE CARE!".
Work & Travel + ERASMUS Have you ever wondered how a cow must feel like
when full with milk? Well, probably not. But
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second part of the meeting consisted in Erasmus opportunities for study throughout Europe, a
presentation which was made by one beautiful student of ours also. We look forward to these sort of meetings, as with the last experience, we want to get in touch: with, for and through the individuals, that the nature of these meeting in themself, stands as: a motivation, a path and a purpose all together.
Study Visit ELSA Timişoara - ELSA Cluj-Napoca Sharing experiences, here in ELSA, we feel, and the past has proven it as the upmost important part of the whole ELSAcian process, which ensures it it’s special features. So, as known, we, as other local groups, organised study visits opened for applicants throughout Romania, basically anywhere an ELSA burreau is established and functional.
During this event we had the pleasure to not only spend quality time together within a quality environment, but also to come together as a family, as a whole (although in a much smaller part than the big, european ELSA family). As a vivid group, full of ELSA spirit mentioned above, that embodies our deepest and purest desire to bring everyone and make it an elsacian, we created an agenda full of events that not only drawn our guests in Cluj energy dry, but also replaced it with new batteries. Academic events had their place on our agenda, and as anyone present at that time can confirm, they are overfilled with useful professional resources,
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world is not simple. Legal field is not a simple area of expertise, as you all know. We as humans are not simple. ELSA makes it simple: simple to access, simple to understand, simple to connect.. simple to ENJOY!
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Alex Pandi Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinator Member of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Timişoara 2014/2015 “For me ELSA, as law school, is a natural thing to be, an obviously place to work and a huge family to spend my time with. I cannot describe my life without law school, as I cannot describe my law school life without ELSA, they are simply part of my personality, my definition as a human being. I found out about ELSA as soon as I applied for law school, researched every single thing about it, applied, got accepted, and started my journey, it’s that SIMPLE! I am telling you, exactly the thing I told my interviewers 6 months ago: I belong here! – a quite ubiquitous statement, right? They told so too, but now, 6 months later I am writing this, full of joy and pride to represent, only if in writing my best of the best, my Smart&Creative family that I: love, respect and protect. The short stories above are just a glimpse from our work, which made me not only proud of, but also got me even more into what ELSA means, dragging me even more into this, into making the most out of my collaboration with this organization. I wish I can stand, explain and make each law student an ELSAcian, and mostly to make each one see how amazing this experience is (even after half a year), I look forward for that chance, and ‘till then, think about this: you are in ELSA, but how much of ELSA you hold within your thoughts?”
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MID IFP Conference “Freedom of Expression” Zagreb 25th-29th November 2014 From parties to visiting the city and surroundings in the evenings. Everything ended with drafting our position in relation to “freedom of expression” where each team had a contribution to a particular sector.
I decided to apply for this conference because I wanted to develop my theoretical and practical knowledge of Human Rights. The subject of “freedom of expression” seemed very attractive and the academic program offered by the organizers of the ELSA Zagreb varied.
The last night coincided with the Gala Ball which was set up by the extraordinary organizing committee, where we exchanged impressions, danced and took part in an extraordinary piano & voice concerto performed by two members of ELSA Zagreb. It was a wonderful experience and I can say that I had gained a lot of experience in terms of academic and social skills also having the opportunity to be surrounded by wonderful people for a week.
The academic program was divided into several topics, supported by speakers from different parts of Europe, from journalists and teachers to lawyers. The conference was a good opportunity to develop my public speaking ability, writing ability and co-operative abilities with other people. We designed it together with the team of which I was part of. Due to the large number of participants (60), we were divided into 6 groups to work easier. After long and exciting academic program, the social program that we had was also very varied.
I encourage ELSA members to participate in international events and also get involved in as many international projects.
Dragoş Popescu
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Forum on Business & Human Rights Zagreb 25th-29th November 2014
Business & Human Rights Forum was my first experience as a delegate to the United Nations. There I took part in various discussions on different topics divided over 3 days. Throughout this time, I attended plenty of discussions, from children’s rights or climate change affecting business environment to humanitarian issues in the Middle East and so on. I also had the opportunity to meet other four members of ELSA International very dedicated and friendly, with whom I formed a small “family” during that time. At the conference we showed professionalism and talked with various people from some governmental or non-governmental organizations and representatives of various UN member states.
Because the academic program was extended over a period of ten hours every day, the social program consisted of discussions that I had with other members of the delegation about the conference, and still managed to talk about the culture of the country we come from and meet delegates from Russia or Japan. Finally I realized how important this experience as a delegate was and how many things I had learned from it.
I think this kind of projects are unique at the level of ELSA and the members who decide to apply for delegations will have the opportunity to participate in a unique experience that cannot be compared with previous ones.
Dragoş Popescu
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Credits This edition of the Seminars&Conferences ELSA Romania Newsletter was possible due to the combined efforts of ELSA Romania’s S&C Vice Presidents and Newsletter Coordinators, aided by ELSA Romania’s Marketing Department. Special thanks go to Alin TODIRICĂ - Vice President of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Romania 2014/2015, as well as: 1. Local Seminars&Conferences Vice Presidents:
Alexandra-Iuliana Ungureanu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Braşov 2014/2015 Anca Maria Boescu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Bucharest 2014/2015 Cristina Suciu - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Cluj-Napoca 2014/2015 Camelia Dobre - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Constanţa 2014/2015 Aiana Mihui - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Galaţi 2014/2015 Răzvan Parfeni - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Iaşi 2014/2015 Alina Bărbuş - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Oradea 2014/2015 Diana Şerban - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Sibiu 2014/2015 Simona Negru - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Suceava 2014/2015 Mădălina Pop - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Târgu Mureş 2014/2015 Adelina Hărşan - VP of Seminars&Conferences ELSA Timişoara 2014/2015
2. Local Seminars&Conferences Newsletter Coordinators:
Mihaela-Gabriela Viscreanu - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Braşov Ramona Bărbulescu - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Bucharest Luiza Gogozan - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Cluj-Napoca Valentina-Dana Ştefan - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Iaşi Loredana Paşca - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Oradea Andrei Noaţă - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Sibiu Asineta Cătinean - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Târgu Mureş Alex Pandi - Newsletter Coordinator ELSA Timişoara
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www.elsa.ro office@elsa.ro Format and editing done by: Monica-Alina Luncan - VP of Marketing ELSA Bucharest 2014/2015 Carmen-Georgiana Androne - Treasurer ELSA Coonstanţa 2014/2015 Ioan Suciu - Senior ELSA Romania (Former VP of Marketing ELSA Romania 2013/2014)
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