The Australian Institute of Worldwide Affairs and the Australian Department of the Worldwide Regulation Affiliation name for purposes for the 2026 Peter Nygh Hague Convention Internship.
Awarded yearly, the Nygh internship gives a postgraduate pupil or graduate of an Australian legislation faculty the thrilling alternative to undertake a 6-month internship with The Hague Convention on Non-public Worldwide Regulation, within the Netherlands.
The profitable applicant could have the possibility to work with a few of the world’s main personal worldwide legislation practitioners and can obtain funding to help with journey prices and residing bills.
Earlier Nygh interns have labored on tasks in fields together with: household legislation; proof and entry to justice; cross border movement of non-public knowledge; migration; civil legal responsibility for trans-boundary hurt and business dispute decision. For a lot of interns, the chance to watch the negotiation of a global conference first-hand has been a spotlight of their internship, all while residing and dealing within the Netherlands.
English, French and Spanish are the three working languages of the Hague Convention and Australian legislation graduates and last yr legislation college students with French and/or Spanish language abilities are inspired to use for the internship.
The Peter Nygh Hague Convention Internship was established in reminiscence of the late Hon Dr Peter Nygh AM, a famend worldwide lawyer and former decide of the Household Courtroom of Australia.
Purposes for the 2026 Nygh Internship have been prolonged to shut on 14 August 2025. For additional data and utility directions go to: Peter Nygh Hague Convention Internship – Australian Institute of Worldwide Affairs or electronic mail Nicola Nygh at nicola.nygh@rllawyers.com.au
