WINTER ELSA LAW SCHOOL "WELS Niš" 2024

Abstract

In this report, we present the results achieved in the Winter ELSA Law School (WELS) Niš, organized in the period from 18 - 25 February 2024 by ELSA Niš. The WELS project aims to allow students from various European countries to acquire new knowledge from different spheres of legal life, make new friendships, and connect with other young lawyers across Europe. The local group ELSA Niš organized this event for the first time in February 2024. In addition to the rich academic program on the topic of “Business Law and IT Law” prepared for the WELS Niš participants, the local group ELSA Niš managed to present the City of Niš  and the Serbian culture to our friends from all over Europe. During the five-day event, held on the premises of the Science and Technology Park Niš and the Faculty of Law, University of Niš, our lecturers covered a range of topics which included: the legal framework of information technologies in the European Union, the legal regulation of blockchain technology, strategies for the defense of a joint-stock company against a hostile takeover, the phenomenon of mass tort claims, and many more up-to-date topics in the sphere of Business Law and IT Law. The lecturers who generously participated in the WELS Niš are prominent experts in their fields, including well-known lawyers, businessmen, and professors from the Faculty of Law, University of Niš.