Visiting Professional - Judicial Cooperation Unit (funded by the EC Grant)

The Hague - NL

10 June 2026 (midnight The Hague time)

Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.

Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:

This position is funded through a grant made available by the European Commission (EC Grant), whereby the Court will provide the selected candidates with a monthly remuneration of €1,500 (with a mandatory deduction for emergency health insurance) as well as some financial help for travel purposes for candidates who are not based in the Netherlands at the time of the recruitment. Please note that (i) costs associated with Visas are the responsibility of the selected candidate, (ii) due to the nature of the assignment, visiting professionals cannot bring their families with them.

The Visiting Professionals funded by the EC Grant are required to work full time for a period of six months (dates to be agreed before the placement begins). 

The EC Grant aims to provide professional opportunities at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for legal representatives and/or other legal professionals from countries under investigation (situation countries), countries under preliminary examination, or States Parties to the Rome Statute that are on the list of developing regions of the United Nation's Statistics Division.

Preference will be given to female candidates from non-represented or under-represented States. The list can be found here [link removed]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individual charges with the gravest crimes of concerns to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression. The Court is participating in the global fight to end impunity, and through international criminal justice, the Court aims to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes and to help prevent the crimes from happening again. You can contribute to this cause by joining the ICC.

Education:
The candidate should have a degree in law, demonstrating very good knowledge in international /national criminal law, public international law, international humanitarian law or human rights. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Experience:
Visiting Professional placements focus on candidates who have extensive experience in their professional careers in relevant fields of work. Candidates for a Visiting Professional placement must have at least 3 (three) years of relevant professional experience.

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.