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ABOUT ICJ JUDICIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) invites applications from eligible universities around the world for the 2022-2023 Judicial Fellowship Programme (formerly known as the University Traineeship Programme). Click here for the official link. The Programme was established in 1999 to enable recent law graduates to gain professional experience working at the ICJ. The Judicial Fellows work on a full-time basis under the supervision of a Member of the Court and alongside the primary legal assistant of the judge. The Judicial Fellows can expect to attend the Court’s public hearings, research and write memorandums on legal questions or factual aspects of the cases pending before the Court, and perform other duties assigned by their judge. The Court normally accepts up to 15 participants per year from various universities across the world.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2022-2023

Last Date- 13 February 2022

Expected Result date- April 2022

Location- The Hague, Netherlands

Duration of the Fellowship- approx. 10 Months

Click here for the Application form

TRUST FUND OF THE JUDICIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

In accordance with resolution 75/129, a trust fund for the Judicial Fellowship Programme was established by the UN Secretary-General in April 2021.

Starting with the 2022 intake and selection process, the trust fund will grant fellowship awards to selected candidates who are nationals of developing countries from universities based in developing countries, thereby improving and guaranteeing the geographic and linguistic diversity of the participants in the Programme.

Eligible universities in developing countries interested in applying for funding via the trust fund to sponsor their nominees can do so by clicking the link below to start the application process.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS AND SELECTION OF CANDIDATES

While it is possible to nominate a single candidate, the Court encourages universities to propose more than one nominee. Universities are strongly encouraged to limit nominations to candidates who have shown excellent results in their legal studies and who have demonstrated an interest in public international law through their studies, publications and/or work experience. The official languages of the Court are English and French, and participants must have excellent reading, writing and oral skills in at least one of them. A working knowledge of the second official language is an asset.

To be eligible, candidates should be 31 years of age or younger at the time the programme begins. This requirement may be waived in special circumstances. In making its selection, the Court seeks candidates of diverse nationalities.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Candidates will be asked to submit the following application materials to the Court through their universities:

  1. Letter from the university introducing the candidate(s) to the Court. For universities financially sponsoring their nominees, the introductory letter must also include information regarding the university’s commitment to financially sponsor the candidate.
  2. Application form and summary table, filled in by the candidate;
  3. Two to three letters of reference;
  4. Official academic records of the candidate;
  5. One writing sample of no more than 15 pages. The sample can, for example, be from a previous publication, note or university paper, preferably on a topic of international law.

NOTE– The Court does not accept applications from individuals.

HOW TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES

All universities interested in nominating candidates for the Programme are invited to start the application procedure.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Queries may be directed to the Office of the Deputy-Registrar of the ICJ at the following address: judicialfellowsprogramme@icj-cij.org

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