Traineeships, ICRC Legal Division and the International Review of the Red Cross

Job Profile: Traineeships, ICRC Legal Division and the International Review of the Red Cross

About ICRC: 

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also seeks to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. Established in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

The ICRC Legal Division fosters the respect for and promotion of international humanitarian law (IHL) and other relevant bodies of law.

Education and experience 

A university degree in law or international relations.

A master’s degree in public international law (or at least 5 years of university studies including an equivalent training in public international law).

Excellent knowledge of IHL, acquired through at least 20 hours of IHL courses or participation in an international (Pictet) or regional mott court competition with a focus on IHL.

Confirmed knowledge of at least one of the following area of public international law: International Human Rights Law, International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, Disarmament Law or the Law of Treaties.

Maximum of one year of professional experience related to international law since graduation, or two years including unpaid internships / traineeships.

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