Vidhi International Law Commission Internship by Think India [May & June, Geneva, Switzerland]: Apply by Jan 20

About Think India

Think India is a forum of students from National Institutes. It serves as a collective of students, researchers, alumni and faculty members from the premier institutes including various IITs, IIMs, NITs, NLUs and other such institutes across India. We aim at bringing together the best talents of the country and to infuse in them a ‘Nation First’ attitude.

Think India has been carrying out various activities in different National Institutes around the country. These activities include talks by experts, seminars, workshops, essay, bill drafting competition, etc. Apart from such events, we also provide internships to students under VIDHI, NITI, ANUBHOOTI, and SANSADIYA internship programs.

About the Assistantship

Think India is calling for Research Assistantship under Dr. Aniruddha Rajput for the year 2020. Dr. Rajput is the Indian member of the International Law Commission (2017-2021). The work shall entail assisting Dr. Rajput with his work during the session of the ILC and doing prior research on issues related to the agenda of the International Law Commission.

Location

The internship would take place at the UN office Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Duration

This assistantship shall span over the duration of the 72 nd session of the ILC. The session is divided into two parts and takes place in May & July

Eligibility

Minimum Eligibility criteria require the applicant to be a student of 3rd Year or above BA LLB (5 Yrs Course).

How to apply?

Interested candidates should send the following documents to office.vidhiilc[@]gmail.com.

• A recently updated Resume of not more than 2 pages (titled as Name_CV).
• A statement of purpose of not more than 500 words (titled as Name_SOP).
• A writing sample of not more than 1500 words on the topic ‘Standard of Proof in International Adjudication’ (titled as Name_WS).

The deadline to submit applications is 20th January, 2020. Post the submission of applications an interview of shortlisted candidates would take place on a date notified later.

Queries may be sent through e-mail, addressed to office.vidhiilc[at]gmail.com. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Number of vacancies

A maximum of four candidates shall be selected for each part of the session.

Contact info

E-mail: office.vidhiilc[@]gmail.com

Aayush: +91 79919 52862

For the brochure, click here.