International Courts and Tribunals
African Court of Human and People’s Rights
Court of Justice of the EU and Court of First Instance
European Court of Human Rights
Inter- American Court of Human Rights
International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Iran United States Claims Tribunal
ADDITIONAL TRIBUNALS
Caribbean Court of Justice – since 2001, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Central American Court of Justice – Managua, Nicaragua
Commission for Environmental Cooperation for NAFTA – Montreal Quebec
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Court of Justice –Lusaka, Zambia
ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN WORKING WITH TRIBUNALS
War Crimes Research Office at WCL
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
World Legal Information Institute
Has information about and links to 15 international courts and tribunals and courts/judicial systems in
128 countries. Allows text-based searches and database searches using terms such as “internship”
and “employment”.
Constitutional Courts
Links to constitutional courts and equivalent bodies around the globe.
International Bureau of the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Was established by the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes to offer a wide
range of dispute resolutions.
International Commission of Jurists
Is a network of 82 autonomous national sections and affiliated legal organizations in 62 countries
across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America. The ICJ’s Center for the
Independence of Judges and Lawyers has a particular focus on the international judiciary, working to
promote and protect judicial independence and impartiality and safeguarding judges from government
harassment and persecution. Information about internships is under the “News” link on the home page.
International Justice Project
Based in Woodbridge, Virginia it is not a court or judicial organization,
but some of its activities may involve judges/courts. IJP works towards the
development, coordination and increased employment of international law and human
rights standards as they pertain to capital punishment. Information on the IJP
externship program is available on the website.
Judicial Watch
Based in Washington, DC, with offices in Miami, Dallas and San Marino, CA. Not a
court or judicial organization, but a self described legal "watchdog" over government,
legal and judicial systems to promote ethics and morality in public life. Its work
involves monitoring judicial activities, and occasionally, that work may have an
international component. Information about available internships is listed in the
“about us” section of the website.
National Center for State Courts
Has links to courts around the world, their structures, functions and programs are
available at www.ncscinternational.org/