ASIAN LAW STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION

ALSA, which was previously called Asean Law Students Association was formed on May 18^th 1989 by a group of law students from ASEAN countries, which are Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The agreement to form ALSA, took place in Jakarta during the 1989 ALSA conference.

 

The initiative to build ALSA was stated by the Indonesian Association of Law Students Council in its second National Assembly which was held in the year of 1987 in Minahasa . Two years after, Indonesian Association of Law Students Council held the ASEAN Law Students Conference in Jakarta from the 15^th to 20^th of May 1989 which was supported by ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Law Association (ALA), Asian Foundation, Indonesian Government and ASEAN Countries Governments, The ASEAN Law Students Conference was an event which gave birth of ALSA.

 

Since the information technology growth rapidly, and the interaction trough communication with the globalization principles emerged, ALSA accepted it as a strong motivation to expand the network and friendship between the law students in ASEAN countries with law students from the rest of Asian countries. Therefore, on September 7th, 2002 ALSA and the other Asian countries which unified in the Asian Law Students’ Association (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) agreed to merge their organizations through the Tokyo Agreement to become Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA).

 

Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) is a non-governmental and non-political organization whose members consist of the law students from Asian Countries. The purposes of ALSA are to promote a better understanding and appreciation to different legal systems on each country, as well as promoting friendship among the students and to facilitate the exchange of information and newest legal issues. ALSA has now more than 5000 members consisting of law students from the Republic of Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, China, South Korea, Brunei Darussalam, Hongkong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos and Sri Lanka.

ALSA International has a wide range of activities covering from academic to trips, such as the ALSA Forum, ALSA Conference, ALSA International Seminar, and Study  Trips. ALSA also has a program to help its members in getting more in touch with organizations, law firms and companies with the establishment of ALSA Magazine and Student Trainee Exchange Program.

 

VISION

to focus on a global vision on the promising future of ASIA;
to promote an awareness of justice; and
to facilitate the recognition of the social responsibilities of law students.

 

OBJECTIVES

to understand and appreciate the diversity and share the ideals of law in society through exchange and communication among Asian law students;
to motivate law students to develop a creative spirit through a network of joint activities among Asian Law Students; and
to encourage the enhancement of the capabilities of Asian law students to become internationally minded, socially responsible, academically committed, and legally skilled.