ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Programme 2024/2025

In cooperation with the Nippon Foundation, the Tribunal runs an annual capacity-building and training programme on dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’). The full-time programme, which runs for nine months and begins in July each year, takes place at the seat of the Tribunal in Hamburg, Germany. Contingent upon the availability of funds, call for application is announced each year during the month of February or March. 

The programme is aimed at junior to mid-level government officials and researchers mainly from developing countries who are currently working on issues related to the law of the sea, maritime law or dispute settlement. It provides participants with a unique opportunity to develop their legal skills and deepen their practical knowledge of dispute settlement in the law of the sea under UNCLOS.

Requirements

• Up to 7 junior to mid-level government officials or researchers mainly from developing countries, between the ages of 25 and 40, currently working on issues related to the law of the sea, maritime law or dispute settlement. Applicants must have a first university degree in law.

At the seat of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg, Germany

• Lectures, on, inter alia, the law of the sea, dispute settlement and environmental law, by Judges of the Tribunal, Registry officials, professionals from the UN and international organizations, universities and law firms
• Training on, inter alia, conflict resolution and international procedural law
• Study visits to relevant institutions, including in The Hague, Geneva, Brussels, Rome and within Germany
• Research under the supervision of Registry officials, and presented to the Judges of the Tribunal
• English and French (the programme is held predominately in English)

Benefits:

• Participants’ costs, including travel, accommodation, medical insurance and a monthly subsistence allowance, are covered by the Nippon Foundation.
• Participants are responsible for obtaining a visa for Germany for the period of the programme at their own cost, although assistance may be provided in order to facilitate the visa application process. Visas for the study visits are arranged by the programme coordinator and the costs covered by the programme.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Programme

Deadline:  15 March 2024.