LONG-TERM TRAINING PERIODS AT THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ECtHR)

Presentation

The long-term training periods will take place at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

Please read carefully the general conditions applicable to the long-term training period at the ECtHR. 

Participants will normally be integrated in one of the case-processing divisions of the Court’s Registry and mainly deal with individual applications, in English or French, from their country of origin. Under the supervision of the head of division, they will more particularly:

• examine and deal with applications in accordance with the Court procedures and internal guidelines; applications dealt with include in particular prima facie inadmissible cases and cases which can be dealt with in a standard manner;
• draft decisions, minutes, reports, notes and other documents;
• maintain correspondence with applicants and, where appropriate, with Governments and third parties;
• advise applicants on the conditions of admissibility of applications to the Court and provide them with all relevant information;
• ensure legal analysis and assist experienced case-lawyers in the preparation of Chamber cases for examination by the Court and in the drafting of Chamber judgments and decisions; attend the Court’s sessions;
• undertake studies and research relating to the Court’s case-law and domestic law as well as comparative and international law.

NOTE: Participants, with excellent writing skills and proven experience in drafting in English or French may also be assigned to the Court’s Research Division. In that case, they would dedicate more time to research assignments and projects, this will include in particular:

• To provide contributions for comparative research reports concerning national law or laws depending on the knowledge of different languages and legal systems
• To assist or to prepare research reports on requested topics in the field of the Court's case-law, comparative law or international law within the set time-limit.
• To write (as author and co-author) comparative law research reports under supervision
• To update existing reports on various topics. Research reports are confidential but the results are to be found and are referred to in the judgements.

Lawyers in that division also monitor relevant developments in the human rights field elsewhere in the Council of Europe, in other international organisations and at national level.

Length

12 months (1^st September 2020 to 31^st August 2021)

NB: The agreed duration for the training placement cannot be extended under the EJTN financial scheme

Requirements

• be a judge (either ordinary or administrative) or a prosecutor;
• have about 5 to 10 years’ work experience;
• have a thorough command of French or English (ability to draft decisions in one of these languages).

Candidates from all EU Member States participating in the Justice Programme of the European Union* and with a strong motivation are invited to submit their applications by 9 December 2019. Candidates from the following countries are particularly encouraged to apply: the Czech Republic, Portugal, Belgium or the Netherlands.

Number of places available

15

Calendar

Financial conditions

A daily allowance/per diem of € 120 will be paid to participants by EJTN during the whole training period. For more information about the financial support during long-term training periods, please read carefully the long-term general conditions.

*Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

LONG-TERM TRAINING PERIODS AT THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (CJEU) 

Please read the general conditions for detailed information.

Presentation

The long-term training periods will take place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. EJTN trainees will be assigned to the Chambers of a Member of one of the Court of Justice or the General Court making up the CJEU. Their tasks will vary according to the needs of each Member but they will be called upon, in particular, to assist the Member concerned in processing files for which he or she has been appointed Judge Rapporteur or Advocate General. They will not participate in the deliberations of those courts.

For the first time in 2020, applicants will also have the possibility to apply for a training at  the Directorate Research and Communication ("DRD") of the Court. The selected trainees would process files in analysis and  judicial research for new cases before the Court.

Length

• 6 months (from 1st of September 2020 to 26^th of February 2021)

or

• 10 months (from 1st of September 2020 to 30^th of June 2021)

NB: The agreed duration for the training placement cannot be extended under the EJTN financial scheme

Requirements

• be a judge or a prosecutor from an EU Member State
• have at least one year of experience as a judge/prosecutor
• be familiar with EU law
• Candidates must have an adequate knowledge of French to be able to provide support to the Cabinet members or the DRD in processing files and drafting decisions
• The good knowledge of another EU language is also required

Number of places available

15

Calendar

Financial conditions

A daily allowance/per diem of € 120 will be paid to participants by EJTN during the whole training period. For more information about the financial support during long-term training periods, please read carefully the long-term general conditions.

LONG-TERM TRAINING PERIODS AT EUROJUST

Please consult the general conditions for detailed information.

Presentation

The long-term training periods will take place in the Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands. Participants will be assigned to the National Desk of their Member State in order to be actively involved in its daily work, in particular in operational work dealing with operational cases and/or project under the supervision of the National Member. They may also be involved in other Eurojust activities (College plenary meetings, strategic meetings, coordination meetings and team meetings).

Length

The length of training periods in Eurojust will vary from 3 to 4 months depending on the National Desks. Please see below an indicative list of available National Desks and the length of the training period corresponding to each one of them. Please note that the length per national desk is subject to changes.

Requirements

- be a practicing prosecutor or judge (preferably investigative judge) in an EU Member State

- work at a national level where rogatory letters and other forms of judicial cooperation in criminal matters are dealt with

- have at least three years of practical experience in the field of criminal law

Number of places available

20

Calendar

Financial conditions

A daily allowance/per diem of € 120 will be paid to participants by EJTN during the whole training period. For more information about the financial support during long-term training periods, please read carefully the long-term general conditions.