Publications ELSA is the proud publisher of comparative research reports (known as International Legal Research Groups) as well as a bi-annual law review. These publications are a cornerstone in our Association with the ELSA Law Review dating back to 1989. An International Legal Research Group (ILRG) of ELSA sets out to compare legislation on a specific topic across European jurisdictions with the purpose of making policy recommendations. The research results of an ILRG are compiled in a Final Report which is published professionally both in print and digitally and distributed to decisionmakers. The key findings and conclusions featured in the Final Report are compared and contrasted in a Concluding Report. In 2020, ELSA’s comparative report focussed on the topic of “Internet Censorship” by examining the balance between freedom of expression online and the protection of privacy, IP-rights, legitimacy of information etc. through takedown procedures. The Final Report included data from no less than 24 different jurisdictions and spanned more than 2200 pages. The ELSA Law Review is peer-reviewed by academics from Católica Global School of Law and published by Wolf Legal Publishers. The 2019 volume focussed on human rights and environmental law thus concluding ELSA’s International Focus Programme on 23
environmental law. During the first half of 2020, the world has been reminded of the imperative of international cooperation and mutual learning. It is fitting in this context that the 2020 volume of the ELSA Law Review, in addition to the permanent topic of human rights law, focussed on comparative law. Following its success this year, the ELSA Law Review gained the patronage of Robert Spano, the President of the European Court of Human Rights, and the Law Review will now be featured in the library of the Court.
