The Academy of European Law (known by the German acronym ERA for “Europäische Rechtsakademie”) is an international centre for training and debate for lawyers.
A public foundation based in Trier, Germany, its objective is to promote the awareness, understanding and good practice of European law.
ERA's goal is to enable legal practitioners to gain a deeper knowledge of the diverse aspects of European law through conferences, seminars, study visits, language courses and e-learning projects, many of them multilingual.
The Academy also provides a forum for the discussion of proposals and developments of legal policy at the European level and thus contributes to the creation of a pan-European public sphere.
Besides revenue from its conferences, publications and interest on foundation capital, a significant share of the Academy's budget is made up of support from the European Union and the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate.