Internship Opportunity in Netherlands at ICC Legal Office

International Criminal Court is offering an internship opportunity in The Huge, Netherlands to work within Legal Office.

Internship duration:

Interns are required to work full time for a period between three and six months (to be agreed to prior to commencement). 

Required qualifications:

1. All candidates must have a university law degree in law. Candidate must have sound knowledge of public international law, international criminal law, contract law, or (international) administrative law, as relevant to the work of the RLO; an advanced university degree is a strong asset. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.
2. Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers therefore; practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. However, practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset.
3. Demonstrate excellent analytical and drafting skills;
4. Able to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environments.
5. Possesses strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively).
6. Has acquired a good standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications) and research skills (including the use of electronic databases).
7. Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Within this framework, and under the direct supervision of the Legal Counsel, Deputy Legal Counsel or other designated staff members of the RLO, the intern will perform the following duties: 

• Conduct extensive legal research and analysis;
• Contribute to the preparation and drafting of (complex) legal documents including legal submissions, correspondence, memoranda, opinions and briefs;
• Contributes to providing advice to client sections and assit in providing advice to the Registrar and other senior officials of the Court;
• Assist in negotiating agreements with a variety of parties within the Court;
• Prepare summaries and updates of legal and factual issues;
• Monitor judicial proceedings, provide advice on decisions and prepare summaries and digests for various purposes of the Registry;
• Provide support in developing the operational framework for delivery of legal services including establishing and managing work flows, work processes, SOPs, systems and databases and central repositories of legal opinions and research, agreements, contracts and MoUs;
• perform other or additional duties as assigned.

Remuneration:

• Please note that the ICC is not able to provide all participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred during the internship or visiting professional placement.
• Applicants should therefore be able to support themselves for the duration of their internship or placement. 
• Limited funding may, however, be available through the ICC’s Trust Fund for the Development of Interns and Visiting Professionals, which receives donations from States Parties and other donors to fund nationals of States Parties from developing regions. These donations are equally divided between the four Organs of the Court.
• If funding is available, the Human Resources Section shall assess a candidate’s eligibility in accordance with the terms of reference of the Trust Fund as agreed by the donors. 
• In order to be eligible, the applicant must, among other criteria, be a national from a country that is a State Party to the Rome Statue and appears on the United Nations Statistics Division’s list of developing regions.
• Candidates eligible for funding shall receive detailed information and further instructions after the selection process is finalized. Stipends will always be agreed at the time of offering the internship. No funding will be provided at a later stage.

Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic:

The ICC’s interns and visiting professionals are covered by the Headquarters Agreement, and therefore the ICC is able to assist them with travel and visa arrangements when moving to the duty station.

Required documents:

Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:

• A completed “Duties and Responsibilities Form” (refer to step 1 on your eRecruitment Profile page).
• Motivation letter (maximum of 400 words).
• Two reference letters (one academic).
• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.
• Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, results and completion date.
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the work of the Court (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written).

About International Criminal Court:

An intergovernmental organization and international tribunal that sits in The Hague, Netherlands. The ICC is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

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