ECLA requires its member associations to:

• Verify the professional qualifications of their members (minimum degree in law).
  
• Apply a code of professional ethics and disciplinary rules.
  
• Provide for continuing legal education of their members.

The main purposes of ECLA, which does not in any way participate in political activities, are the following:

• The representation of its members on a European and international level
  
• The creation of centres for studies, documentation and contacts for the purpose of improving the exchange of professional information among members.'
  
• The organisation of meetings, conferences or seminars relating to legal matters,
  
• The promotion of research on legal matters, in particular by publishing articles.
  
  

	ECLA Articles of Association, 1990-11-15 [PDF download]  current version
	Draft Amended Articles of Association as approved by the ECLA Board on March 12, 2010 (English)
	Statuts Version francais