ABILA Notices

The American Branch of the International Law Association seeks a second or third year law school student to serve as a research assistant (R.A.) to the ABILA-UN Law Committee, Sub-Committee on Crimes against the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Rome Statute of the ICC. The R.A. will conduct independent legal research and collaborate with the committee members to help prepare a report on this subject. This is an opportunity for students to work with top international law scholars and to gain experience in the preparation of legal scholarship.

Interested applicants should have completed some coursework in international law and should possess strong academic credentials and writing ability. Candidates should submit a resume and writing sample to proposals@ilsa.org, with the email subject "ABILA-UN Law Committee". The internship is unpaid and applicants are encouraged to explore the possibility of gaining academic credit for their R.A. experience through an externship or similar program at their law school.

It is anticipated that the project will continue until 4/30/2009 and will require approximately 4 hours per week. Work on the project can be done remotely by telephone and e-mail.

The International Law Association was founded in 1873 and is the preeminent international non-governmental organization for developing and restating international law. It draws its members from the entire range of those interested in international law – government, international organizations, practitioners and academics. It has consultative status in the United Nations and plays a unique role in drafting treaties, resolutions and other international instruments. The ILA is organized into over 40 national branches located in countries around the world; it truly is an international law organization. The ILA is organized into committees and study groups, in which American Branch members take part. Within the American Branch, members also form parallel committees that comment on and shape the reports of the international-level committees. Those committees also undertake their own reports and projects on matters related to international law. The student R.A. will work within this structure to assist the American Branch committees with legal research, drafting, and scholarly writing.