Vacature Legal Officer Internationaal Strafhof (Nederland)

Legal Officer (P3)
Applications must be accompanied by a fully completed ICC Personal History Form. The ICC will not accept other than the ICC Personal History Form.


Vacancy Announcement No. 09-LEG-090-PR
Deadline For Applications 11.08.2009
Post number General Temporary Assistance (GTA)
Duty Station The Hague, The Netherlands
Organizational Unit Appeals Division/Judiciary
Type of Appointment and duration To be determined
Minimum net annual salary (single rate) € 61,847 (subject to change) tax-free


The International Criminal Court is recruiting Legal Officers (P-3) to serve in the Appeals Division on a GTA basis. Employment may also be offered in the Pre-Trial or Trial Divisions of the Judiciary.
ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXT
The Appeals Division is composed of the President of the Court and four other Judges. The Judges of the Appeals Division elect from amongst their members a President of the Division, who oversees its administration. Judicial functions are carried out by the Appeals Chamber, which comprises the five Judges of the Appeals Division. In relation to each appeal, the Judges decide on a Presiding Judge.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Legal Officer will provide high quality specialised legal assistance as well as administrative support to the Appeals Division/Appeals Chamber, in particular by performing the following tasks:

· conducting and supervising in-depth legal research in international criminal law, humanitarian law, human rights law and other relevant areas of law, on both procedural and substantive issues;

· preparing memoranda and drafts of decisions and judgments, either alone or in conjunction with others;

· ensuring that the Judges are informed of relevant developments in international law and practice;

· coordinating and supervising the work of more junior staff members and of the interns of the Appeals Division;

· coordinating and managing the appeals, as part of the Appeals Chamber’s team;

· anticipating procedural issues that may arise in the course of judicial proceedings;

· providing legal support during court hearings;

· liaising with the participants in the proceedings, when instructed to do so;

· liaising with the other judicial Divisions and Chambers of the Court, other organs of the Court and the public, when instructed to do so.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Applicants should have the following qualifications and experience:

•advanced university degree in law, preferably with a specialisation in international criminal law, international humanitarian law or human rights law;
•at least five years (seven years with a first level university degree) of relevant and progressively responsible professional experience in the legal field, in particular in international criminal law, international humanitarian law, human rights law, or criminal law and procedure;
•good knowledge of the common law and the Romano-Germanic systems of law;
•proven research skills and experience in working with search engines and databases;
•extensive experience in analysing complex and/or novel legal issues and in arriving at appropriate solutions in relation to those issues;
•excellent drafting skills and ability to prepare independently legal opinions and memoranda;
•excellent interpersonal skills and written and oral communication skills;
•ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds with respect for diversity;
•capability to work collaboratively and proactively with colleagues in order to achieve organisational goals and the timeliness of work;
•ability to make quality decisions under extreme time constraints;
•excellent computer skills and ability to use relevant software applications, in particular information databases and internet/intranet services.
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES
Fluency in either of the working languages of the Court, English or French, is essential. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of another official language of the Court would be considered an asset (Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish).

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 09-LEG-047-PR
Candidates who submitted an application for the recently advertised position of Legal Officer (P-3) in the Appeals Division (09-LEG-047-PR) will be automatically considered for the present vacancy and do not have to submit a new application.

NB:
The Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.



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TO APPLY

Please carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants.

Send your application and submit a fully completed Personal History Form, preferably via email, to:

applications@icc-cpi.int
(Please indicate the Job vacancy number in the email subject line)

Fax: +31 70 515 8553
(Use this number for applications only)

ICC - International Criminal Court
Recruitment - HR
P.O. BOX 19519
2500 CM The Hague
The Netherlands


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Post to be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered.

In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.



Internationaal Strafhof

Dit onafhankelijke, permanente, internationale strafhof houdt zich bezig met de vervolging van individuen voor oorlogsmisdaden, misdaden tegen de menselijkheid en genocide .

Het Internationaal Strafhof behandelt alleen zaken als het land waar het misdrijf is gepleegd, of het land waaruit de dader afkomstig is, aangesloten is bij het Hof. Voorwaarde is ook dat nationale staten, die in principe wel bevoegd zijn, niet bereid of in staat zijn de zaak te onderzoeken of te behandelen. De misdaden moeten na 1 juli 2002

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