Call for Applications! for the post of Research interns in international law! at T.M.C. Asser Instituut!

The T.M.C. Asser Instituut is an internationally renowned research institute in the fields of international law and European law based in The Hague. The institute is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam.

The institute is currently offering two internship positions to assist with research projects in the field of international law (research strand In the Public Interest: Accountability of the State and the Prosecution of Crimes (ASPC)).

The main tasks of internship 1 include:

To assist with tasks (research, drafting and events) across our Ukraine-related projects, including our MATRA project ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute International Crimes’; and ‘Restoring Dignity and Justice in Ukraine’;
To assist with our International Crimes Database (ICD) and our Asser Nexus on Conflict and Crime, including providing daily ICD updates on international humanitarian law and international criminal law and working on the Nexus’ correspondents’ reports;
Editing work for papers on ecocide; and
To provide ad hoc research assistance to the members of the research strand ASPC.

The main tasks of internship 2 include:

To assist with multiple tasks (research, drafting and events) across our Ukraine-related projects, including our MATRA project ‘Strengthening Ukraine’s Capacity to Investigate and Prosecute International Crimes’; and ‘Restoring Dignity and Justice in Ukraine’;
Drafting the Year in Review and editing work for the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law; and
To provide ad hoc research assistance to the members of the research strand ASPC.

What we offer
A full-time internship with an expense allowance of €550 a month, for a period of six months for a law student specialising in international law. Each intern will have the possibility to spend one day a week on his/her own research and will be actively encouraged to deliver a publication before the end of the internship.

The envisaged starting date of the internships is 15 October 2024.

Interested candidates should

Be enrolled as a student in international law;
Have a demonstrable interest in international humanitarian law and/or international criminal law;
Have strong editorial skills;
Have strong English language skills;
Have full computer proficiency (experience in maintaining websites and in social media is an advantage); and
Be motivated and able to work independently and within a team.

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