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A community working for the public good through law
Connect with people who value cross-cultural understanding, professional integrity and public responsibility. Join SCLA to learn, exchange experience and contribute to work with a wider social purpose.
A membership shaped by participation
Learn from cross-border perspectives, exchange professional experience and contribute to work with a public purpose. Explore Young, Professional and Institutional Membership and choose the route that fits your background or organisation.
SCLA membership does not by itself confer United Nations representative status. Through SCLA's ECOSOC consultative status, members may be invited to take part in relevant meetings and events, subject to UN procedures and eligibility requirements; senior-level members are given priority.
Put your expertise to public use
You may be able to contribute through writing, translation, research, public education, event support or mentoring. Tell us about your experience, the topics you care about and the time you can offer.
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Work together on a shared public purpose
We welcome conversations with universities, civil society organisations, professional bodies and responsible businesses about research, education and public-interest collaboration.
Discuss an Institutional Partnership
Support work with a clear purpose
If your organisation would like to support a specific area of our work, contact us to discuss its objectives, intended beneficiaries and how outcomes would be reported.
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