International Court of Justice (ICJ) About
Being one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) provides a platform
for states to settle international disputes. The rulings within this Court, as well as the advisory opinions which stem from
this institution, form crucial sources of international law. All
Professional staff members are appointed by the Court
rulings - although not absolutely binding on states - have a
appointed by the Registrar with the approval of the
legal affairs.
General Service categories, are appointed by the Registrar.
What kind of work?
the Court.
Employees for the ICJ are part of the Registry, which is a
Around 100 people currently work in the Registry.
the ICJ effectively perform its functions. These departments
The Registry is divided into the following departments
UN members are parties to the ICJ statute, and so the ICJ’s
on a proposal by the Registrar; General Service staff are
profound influence on the ongoing development of global
President. Short-term staff, in both the Professional and
Professional staff members are appointed by the ICJ. network of numerous departments and divisions which help
Registry staff are subject to Staff Regulations approved by
are wide-ranging, and include the Department of Legal
and divisions:
Judges’ Secretaries.
- The Department of Legal Matters
Location
- The Information Department
Matters, Publications Division, Finance Division and the
- The Department of Linguistic Matters
The Netherlands
- The Administrative and Personnel Division
Student Opportunities
- The Publications Division
one to three months to students and young professionals
- The Archives, Indexing and Distribution Division
is an opportunity for them to put their knowledge and
- The Information Technology Division
- The Finance Division
The International Court of Justice offers internships of
- The Library of the Court
who are in the early stages of their careers. The internship
- The Text Processing and Reproduction Division
experience into practice, while performing certain tasks for
- The Security and General Assistance Division
the Court under the supervision of Registry officials.
- The Judges’ Secretaries.
Given the size of the organization, only a limited number of
You can find the application guidelines here:
internships can be offered throughout the year. Placements
https://www.icj-cij.org/en/employment
of the Registry. The working languages of the Court are
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are, however, possible in all departments and divisions English and French.
Publications
Graduate Opportunities
are published by the Registry, in several series, some of
the Professional (P) and General Service (GS) categories.
is published as soon as possible after it has been
The publications of the International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recruits staff in both
which are available in electronic versions. Each decision
The working languages of the Court are English and French.
given. To ensure that all the decisions in a given year
can be assembled and bound, the page numbering is continuous for all the fascicles in that year.
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