Judicial Fellowship Programme 2025-2025 at International Court of Justice: Call for applications for the 2025-2025 Judicial Fellowship Programme of the International Court of Justice. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) invites applications from eligible universities around the world for the 2025-2025 Judicial Fellowship Programme (formerly known as the University Traineeship Programme).

The Programme was established in 1999 to enable recent law graduates to gain professional experience working at the ICJ. The Fellowship Programme aims to improve participants’ understanding of public international law and of the Court’s procedures by actively involving them in the work of the Court and allowing them to build on their experience under the supervision of a judge.

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Judicial Fellowship Programme 2025-2025 at International Court of Justice.

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 duration of the Fellowship is approximately ten months, from early September to June of the following year.

The Court normally accepts up to 15 participants per year from various universities across the world.

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Judicial Fellowship Programme 2025 | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for the International Court of Justice Judicial Fellowship Programme 2025, applicants:

Should be 31 years of age or younger at the time of application for the programme. However, this requirement may be waived in special cases to make room for candidates of diverse nationalities.
Must be a recent law graduate with excellent results in their law studies, published or worked in international law.
Possess excellent reading, writing and oral skills in at least one of the official language of the Court which is English and French languages.

Fellowship Benefits

Each nominating university must agree to fund the stipend, health insurance and travel costs of its candidate which should be sufficient to provide for a minimum standard of accommodation and subsistence in the Hague.
Visas and working facilities.

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.

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 by clicking the link below.

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Application deadline

The deadline for the submission of applications is 13 February 2025. The Court is expected to reach its final decision on the selection of candidates by April 2025. Nominating universities will be notified accordingly.

2025-2025 Judicial Fellowship Programme at International Court of Justice