The United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) offers full-time 3-6 months International Internships to work in hybrid tribunal in Cambodia, 2012/13

Field of Internship: Hybrid Tribunal
Course Level: Internship
Internship Provider: United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT)
Internship can be taken at: Cambodia

Eligibility: Essential Requirements : -Be under 35 years of age
-Have no more than 5 years of work experience
-Be highly motivated with outstanding academic qualifications in a field of study pertinent to UNAKRT
-Have obtained a degree from a recognized university or be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school (second university degree or higher) at the time of application or during the internship
-Have completed at least four years of full-time studies at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree when studying in countries where higher education is not divided into undergraduate and graduate stages
-Working proficiency in English and /or French
Preferable experience in: -Study of international criminal law or Human Rights law
-Excellent legal research skills
-Experience working in a law office
-Relevant course work in relation to the work of the section/ office

Internship Open for International Students:Yes

Is this paid internship? No

Internship Description: The United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) is a United Nations technical assistance project designed to implement the Agreement between the United Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia Concerning the Prosecution under Cambodian Law of Crimes Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea. The UNAKRT Internship Programme offers recent university graduates and postgraduate students an opportunity to work in the unique environment of this hybrid tribunal in Cambodia. The intern will not be paid by the United Nations.All expenses connected with the internship, such as costs and arrangements for travel, visas,accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the intern or the sponsoring institutions.

Number of awards offered: Four

Tenure of award: The UNAKRT offers a standard internship programme for a minimum period of 3 months with the possibility of extending to a maximum duration of 6 months. All Internships are on a full-time basis and interns are expected to work five days a week from Monday to Friday.

How to Apply: By E-Mail

Internship Application Deadline: 30 November 2012 (for April – 30 June 2013)
28 February 2013 (for July – 30 September 2013)
31 May 2013 (for October – 31 December 2013)

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