United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) International Law Seminar (ILS) 2025 for international law, young scholars, and government officials – Geneva, Switzerland (Financial Support Available)

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Application Deadline: 22 April 2025. 

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) International Law Seminar. The The 59th Session (2025) of the Seminar will happen from 26 May – 5 June 2025. The fifty-ninth session of the International Law Seminar will happen at the United Nations Office at Geneva in reference to the seventy-sixth session of the International Law Commission (ILC).

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) has organized the International Law Seminar (ILS) yearly since 1965, held over a three-week interval along side the annual session of the International Law Commission (ILC).

The ILS is particularly designed for postgraduate college students, rising students, government officials, and young practitioners within the discipline of international regulation. The objective of the Seminar is to reinforce individuals’ understanding of the work of the International Law Commission, in addition to the codification and progressive improvement of international regulation. Additionally, the Seminar supplies a singular alternative for authorized professionals from numerous authorized traditions and cultural backgrounds to interact in significant dialogue on issues into consideration by the ILC.

In mild of the distinctive circumstances arising in reference to the monetary scenario of the Organization and the associated shortening of the seventy-sixth session of the ILC, to be held from solely for five-weeks, from 28 April to 30 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, the United Nations Office at Geneva is required to regulate the scheduling of the Seminar for this yr.   As a outcome, the Seminar will happen sooner than in earlier years to coincide with the final week of the ILC and be shortened to 2 weeks.

Requirements

• The Seminar is designed for postgraduate college students in international regulation, young students, government officials, and young legal professionals with a concentrate on international regulation. 
• Applicants for the 2025 session have to be between 24 and 38 years of age at the time of the Seminar. 
• This age requirement might be strictly enforced, and any deliberate misinformation relating to age will lead to disqualification.

Logistics

• While participation within the Seminar is free, the United Nations is unable to cowl journey or residing bills for all individuals. Subject to funding, a restricted variety of fellowships might be made out there to help individuals from creating nations with journey and/or residing prices. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) International Law Seminar