Join PILC and IILJ for an online presentation that will give you an overview of the International Law Commission Fellowships.
Angelina Fisher, Adjunct Professor of Law and Program Director at the Institute for International Law and Justice will join to discuss the 2026 recruitment cycle of the ILC Fellowships. Marina Mayer, former ILC fellow and current IILJ research scholar, will also join to share her experience working with the Commission.
The International Law Commission is the legal codification arm of the United Nations. It meets every summer in Geneva to consider proposals for treaties, declarations of principles and other codifications or elaborations of norms previously only the subject of customary international law. Each student fellow is assigned to work with a particular Commission member. This internship is cerebral and scholarly, not action packed—students typically undertake work assigned by Commission members, attend ILC meetings, conduct research, and assist in the preparation of major papers.
The Commission meets from 26 April to 11 June and from 5 to 30 July 2027, so students must travel to Geneva as soon as possible after their last exam (JD) and convocation (LLMs).
Application instructions for the ILC Fellowships can be found here, the application deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026 at 11:59PM ET.
ILC Fellowship Eligibility: Open to 1Ls, 2Ls, and LLMs
Date: Fri, 10/16/26
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Location: Zoom, link provided to those that RSVP
RSVP here.
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