Current under- and non-represented countries
The International Criminal Court accepts applications for both internships and visiting professional placements from every nationality, not just citizens from countries that are States Parties to the Rome Statute. However, only citizens of States Parties are eligible for funded placements from the Trust Fund for the Development of Interns and Visiting Professionals.
Additionally, the Court aims to improve geographical representation at the ICC by strongly encouraging nationals from the following countries to apply.
Non-represented or under-represented countries at the ICC as of 30 June 2019: Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Germany, Grenada, Guyana, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Nauru, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Seychelles, Slovakia, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, North Macedonia, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia.
Applicants from these countries still need to fulfil all other eligibility requirements.
Read more about the International Criminal Court's Internship eligibility requirements.
Read more about the International Criminal Court's Visiting Professional eligibility requirements.
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