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Deadline: 17 January 2023, 17:00, EST.Ìý

À¦°óSMÉçÇø’s Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP) is currently accepting applications for:Ìý

• a 12-month clerkship at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA);Ìý

• a 10-month fellowship at the International Court of Justice (ICJ);Ìý

• a 9-month clerkship at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Ìý

All clerkships start in September 2023. Partial funding is confirmed for all clerkships.Ìý

Clerks are assigned to assist one or more judges or staff of the Courts with tasks such as drafting legal and administrative documents, preparing case files, and researching legal issues.Ìý

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General requirementsÌý

• These clerkships are open to current À¦°óSMÉçÇø BCL/LLB, LLM or DCL students graduating in June 2023, and to recent À¦°óSMÉçÇø graduates from Fall 2020 ´Ç²Ô·É²¹°ù»å²õ.Ìý

• IACHR: Applicants for the IACHR must be able to demonstrate proficiency in Spanish with a particular emphasis on legal research and writing skills.Ìý

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The Centre, on behalf of the Faculty of Law, will select a shortlist of candidates to submit to each court for final selection.Ìý

Candidates will be selected based on:Ìý

• demonstrated writing and research skills;Ìý

• training in and familiarity with international law and relevant courses pertaining to the court they are applying to;Ìý

• an excellent academic record; andÌý

• proficiency in the Court’s official languages:Ìý

• French and English for the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ); andÌý

• French, English and Spanish for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).Ìý

Application ProcessÌý

Candidates should apply to a specific clerkship. Should they wish to apply for more than one clerkship, they should submit separate cover letter for each candidacy.Ìý

Candidates should submit the following documentation:Ìý

• A cover letter that specifies the particular Court for which they are applying (details below);Ìý

• For ICJ applications, a completed ;Ìý

• A résumé;Ìý

• Copies of transcripts for all post-secondary study;Ìý

• Two letters of recommendation*; andÌý

• A sample of written work no longer than fifteen (15) double-spaced pages.Ìý

All application materials (including recommendation letters) must be submitted in a single attachment in an email sent to by 17:00 on January 17, 2023. Short-listed candidates will be asked to provide original, hard copies of their application materials to be forwarded to the Courts for the final selection in February.Ìý

All cover letters and recommendations should be addressed (but not sent) to:Ìý

For the ICJ:Ìý

H.E. Philippe Gautier, Registrar Ìý
International Court of JusticeÌýÌý

Peace Palace, The Hague, The NetherlandsÌý

Note: the title of the ICJ clerkships program is now the Judicial Fellows Programme.Ìý

For the PCA:ÌýÌý

H.E. Marcin Piotr Czepelak, Secretary GeneralÌý

Permanent Court of ArbitrationÌýÌý

Peace Palace, The Hague, The NetherlandsÌý

For the IACHR:Ìý

H.E. Julissa Mantilla Falcón, PresidentÌý

Inter-American Court of Human RightsÌý

Apartado Postal 6906-1000, San José, Costa RicaÌý

* If referees prefer to submit their references in confidence, they can directly email nandini.ramanujam [at] mcgill.ca.Ìý

For further information, email clerkships.law [at] mcgill.caÌý

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