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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA

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10/10/2001

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is offering a	full-time Internship Programme for students interested in law, international relations, public relations, political science, library science and translation.
The duration of the Internship Programme is normally	full-time and covers a period of six months, in the course of which the internees will perform duties at the offices of the secretariat of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany. In exceptional cases, individual internships may be extended.
The purposes of the Internship Programme are to give	participants the opportunity to gain an understanding of the work and functions of the Tribunal and to enable the Tribunal and its Members to benefit from the assistance of persons with relevant knowledge and skills in areas within the scope of activities of the Tribunal.
Participants in the programme will be expected to be	able to contribute to the work of the Tribunal.

Eligibility Criteria

applicants should have completed at least three years of university studies;
applicants should normally be engaged in a degree-granting or post graduate programme at the time of application and also during the internship;
applicants should have a good command of the English and/or French language; and
applicants should have an interest in international law, specifically in international law of the sea, or international affairs.

Conditions of Internship

Interns are not paid. Cost of travel and accommodation, as well as living expenses, are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions
Interns are responsible to effect their own travel to and accommodation in Hamburg.
The Tribunal accepts no responsibility for cost arising from accidents and/or illness during an internship. Candidates for internship must show proof of valid regular as well as major medical insurance.
Interns must keep confidential any and all unpublished information obtained during the course of the internship and may not publish any reports or papers based on such information even after the completion of the internship, except with the explicit authorisation of the Tribunal.
An information sheet on temporary accommodation can be obtained from the Internship Coordinator.

Application forms can be obtained from the Registry	of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Am Internationalen Seegerichtshof 1, 22609 Hamburg, Germany.
Interested persons who require further information	can contact Ms Julia Pope on the following numbers/e-mail address:

Tel: (49) (40) 35607-227, Fax (49) (40) 35607-245, E-mail: press@itlos.org

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