Internship – Office of Public Counsel for the Defence

Job title:

Internship – Office of Public Counsel for the Defence

Company:

International Criminal Court

Job description

23795 | RegistryOrganisational Unit: Office of Public Counsel for the Defence, Registry
Duty Station: The Hague – NL
Contract Duration: 6 months
Deadline for Applications: 31 December 2025Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.Please note that the purpose of this vacancy announcement is to provide hiring managers with a list of suitable candidates from which they may make a selection throughout the year. To this end, candidates are required to specify their availability in the relevant field when applying.Required Documents for This ApplicationPlease 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).

Contract DurationInterns are required to work full time for a period between three and six months (to be agreed to prior to commencement). Internship placements shall not be extended beyond six months.The OpportunityThe International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crime of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through the international criminal justice, the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes and to help prevent the crimes from happening again. You can contribute to this cause by joining the ICC.Organisational ContextThe Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) is an independent Office of the Court that is dedicated to the work of the Defence. Established pursuant to Regulation 77 of the Regulations of the Court, the OPCD endeavours to promote, represent and protect the Defence, raising the profile of defence issues. In the day-to-day, the OPCD follows all cases to create a collective Defence memory and resource centre – to learn from the experiences of the individual ICC Defence teams and provide legal resources, research and advice as requested by them. The Counsel of the OPCD also remains available to be called upon by the Chambers to represent a suspect/defendant in proceedings or provide opinion on specific questions of law. In performing their tasks, members of the Office act independently and are bound by the Code of Professional Conduct for Counsel.Duties and Responsibilities1. Conduct research on a wide range of complex legal issues;2. Draft memoranda, summaries, legal notes, and meeting minutes;3. Follow proceedings to assist with team assistance;4. Participate in internal meetings of the Court and presentations to external groups.Required Qualifications and Abilities :

• Ablility to adapt to multicultural and multilingual working environment.
• Strong teamwork skills (listens, consults and communicates proactively) with equal ability to work independently.
• Good research and drafting skills.
• High standard of computer skills (including Microsoft Office applications and electronic databases).

Knowledge, Skills :
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.Experience:
Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers. Practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. Should there be a practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court, it may be considered an asset. However, such working experience should not exceed 3 (three) years. If it does, an application for a Visiting professional placement should be considered instead. Please note that Candidates who already retained an internship position within the Court, will no longer be eligible for another Internship placement.Education:
All Candidates must have an advanced degree in law (L.L.M. or J.D.) or be in the final stages of their legal studies at a recognised university having undertaken coursework in international /national criminal law, comparative law and criminology, public international law, international humanitarian law and/or human rights. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.Knowledge of Languages: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 or Spanish) is an asset.Other criteria:
It is the Court’s objective to have diversity and gender balance. And in line with the ICC’s efforts to improve geographical representation among staff, nationals of non-represented and under-represented countries at the ICC are encouraged to apply. The list can be found .RemunerationPlease note that internship and visiting professional placements at the ICC are unfunded. The ICC is not able to provide participants in the Internship and Visiting Professional Programme with any remuneration, nor is it possible to provide reimbursement for expenses incurred prior, during or after the internship or visiting professional placement.Applicants must therefore be able to support themselves for the entire duration of their internship or visiting professional placement.

Expected salary

Location

Den Haag, Zuid-Holland

Job date

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 08:11:15 GMT

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