Job Opening
Job Title：Legal Intern
Deadline：Dec 4, 2025
Work Location：The Hague, The Netherlands
Expected duration：Three to six months from 01 February 2026
Languages：English
Duties and Responsibilities
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals(Mechanism) is comprised of three teams. The Core team provides legal counsel on a broad range of issues related to the ongoing functions of the Mechanism, including assistance to national authorities prosecuting war crimes cases, policy development, capacity building, enforcement of convicted persons’ sentences and requests for early release, witness protection issues, post-conviction litigation such as contempt or review proceedings. The Appeals/Legal Advisory team provides legal advice on a variety of issues related to international humanitarian law and international and comparative criminal law and procedure, and assists national jurisdictions through direct case assistance and capacity？building initiatives. The Category II team provides assistance to national war crimes investigators and prosecutors in the former Yugoslavia. Interns may receive assignments across the three teams. Duties may include conducting legal research and factual analysis, drafting assistance and other litigation-related support such as cite-checking, as well as compiling and collating materials. The OTP legal interns assist legal officers on a broad range of issues related to the ongoing functions of the Mechanism, including assistance to national authorities prosecuting war-crimes cases, policy development, capacity building, enforcement of convicted persons’ sentences and requests for early release, witness-protection issues, and post-conviction litigation such as contempt or review proceedings. In these areas, interns’ duties may include conducting legal research and factual analysis, drafting assistance, and cite-checking.
Qualifications/special skills
Candidates for legal internships in the Office of the Prosecutor must at the time of application
meet one of the following requirements:
(a) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a law university-degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent)
(b) law students enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate-school programme (second university degree (Master’s Degree) or equivalent, or higher) Previous legal experience is desirable.
Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications.
Applicants' ability to prepare and draft legal documents and conduct legal research is desirable.
Good drafting and oral communication skills as well as experience in dealing with sensitive or confidential information are required.
Additional Information
Applicants are strictly required to attach the following documents to their Inspira application:
1. Two letters of recommendation;
2. Copies of university/law studies transcripts (including
courses taken and grades received);
3. A sample of your written work preferably in a field relevant to the work of the Mechanism and no more than ten (10) pages long. 4. Preference & Availability form. (https://www.irmct.org/en/recruitment/internship/internship？programme/progamme-guidelines) Please note that documents may only be in English or French. Applications without the required or complete documentation will not be considered.
详情及申请网址：https://careers.un.org/jobSearchDescription/267374?language=en
国际刑事法院（ICC）是根据2002年7月生效的《国际刑事法院罗马规约》设立的国际刑事审判机构，对犯有、种族灭绝罪、危害人类罪、战争罪、侵略罪（实际上暂未对侵略罪行使管辖权）的个人行使管辖权。其管辖权具有补充性，仅在缔约国无法或不愿司法介入时启动，总部设于荷兰海牙。。现任首席检察官为卡里姆·汗，现任法院院长为尼日利亚人齐勒·埃博·奥素季。
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