War Crimes Law Internship: Deadline Feb. 10, 2008

The Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) is pleased to announce an open competition for the War Crimes Law Internship Programme (WCLI).
The WCLI programme grants graduate students, and undergraduate students who are in their final stages of education, an opportunity to partake in an internship in the unique environment at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, at the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor or to the War Crimes Chamber in Belgrade and at the documentation centres and victims associations in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Croatia, offering the chance to enhance their knowledge and expertise in a professional setting.

The WCLI programme will give young people an opportunity both to learn about international humanitarian law and the ICTY’s practice and jurisprudence, and to transfer that knowledge to the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor or to the War Crimes Chamber in Belgrade and to documentation centres and victims associations.

The programme is open to those candidates with an educational background in law or the social sciences.

Candidates must sincerely believe in transitional justice and dealing with the past as a mechanism to restore dignity to victims, establishing the truth and justice in the region of the former Yugoslavia.

Applicants must be proficient in English and/or French, both written and oral.

Candidates should be aged between 20 and 35 years old.

The YIHR will provide participants in the WCLI programme with financial support, which will cover travel expenses and a living/housing stipend in The Hague, Belgrade, or other cities where internship will take place.

The duration of the WCLI programme at the ICTY in The Hague can range from a minimum of three months to a maximum of six months; preference will be given to those who are available for a six month period.
The duration of the WCLI programme within the War Crimes Chamber or the Prosecutions office in Belgrade, however is two months. The placements at the documentation centres and victims associations in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Croatia will last up to two months.

The full application is consisted of:
1. Application Form
2. A covering letter stating the reasons for applying;
3. Two written references;
4. A sample (maximum 1500 words) of your written work in a field relevant to the work of the Tribunal or the War Crimes Chamber/Prosecutions office.
5. Copies of University degrees and/or diplomas or a list of courses taken.
6. Certification indicating foreign language capacity (if applicable)

The full application, written in English, should be mailed to the address:
Kondina 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia – with remark for WCLIP 2008.

Please note that only complete applications will be considered. Mailing date should not be later than February the 10th, 2007 For more information on the program please visit our website (www.yihr.org), where you can download a copy of the application form.

Additional information and clarification can be requested by contacting Rasa Nedeljkov.
Tel/fax: 011/3370747, 3370757, rasa@yihr.org, Kondina 26/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia