International Judicial Externship

Overview

Students gain valuable experience working in international courts or tribunals for a semester. Qualified students may earn up to 12 units of credit during a single semester, earning 1 unit of academic credit for every 50 hours of fieldwork in an international judicial externship approved by the Center for Global Law & Policy.  Students are graded on a credit/no credit basis.

Locations

The Center for Global Law & Policy has currently approved international judicial externships at the following international courts and tribunals:

International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Court of Justice
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
Special Court for Sierra Leone, and
Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Students interested in obtaining approval for an international judicial externship at other locations should request pre-approval from the Director of the Center for Global Law & Policy.

Requirements

Students interested in obtaining academic credit for international judicial externships must apply to and be accepted by the relevant international court or tribunal. Please refer to the following for rules regarding eligibility, application procedures and deadlines:

In addition to acceptance by the relevant international court or tribunal, the Center for Global Law & Policy determines whether a student is suited for placement in a particular internship. Factors such as a student's academic record, record of reliability and accountability, and competence to fulfill the obligations of the judicial placement are considered in making a determination.

To receive academic credit for the placement, the student must be supervised by an attorney or judge at the international court or tribunal. The student is required to maintain a time sheet that must be approved in writing by the supervisor at the end of the externship.

Students will be required to attend one or more orientation programs at Santa Clara prior to commencing the externship. During the course of the externship students will also be required to engage in a seminar, regularly scheduled tutorials, or other means of guided reflection.
 

For further information please contact:

Vinita Bali
Managing Director
Center for Global Law & Policy
Bannan 301M
Tel: 408-554-4478
Fax: 408-554-5047
E-mail: vbali@scu.edu