University Intern Public Law

Bern, Switzerland (and home office) | 80-100%

The contribution you can make

• Take part in the process of preparing national reports destined for the UN and follow up on recommendations, in particular contributing to the preparation and updating of coordination tools (database, website)
• Process requests from other services, release information on legal issues and participate in the drafting of legal opinions
• Participate in the drafting in French of position papers destined for the European Court of Human Rights and the United Nations committees (CAT, CERD, CEDAW, CRC, CED) and collaborate on a periodic overview of the Court's jurisprudence
• Verify the legal compliance of legislative projects with human rights

What distinguishes you

• University degree in law (MLaw)
• Proven interest in the international protection of human rights
• In-depth knowledge of public law
• Skills in drafting texts; precise and structured working method as well as the ability to apply one's legal knowledge in practice
• Good active knowledge of two official languages and English

In summary

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We strive for the successful Swiss model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Experiencing diversity The implementation of equal opportunities allows us to best express our skills and to contemplate different points of view.
• Fit in the workplace We provide support and advice to our female and male employees on the subject of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/it/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

The Federal Office of Justice (UFG) is the competence center for law of the Confederation. It elaborates legislative projects in public, administrative, private and criminal law, offers advice for all legislative activities of the Federal Administration and is also active at an international level.

The International Human Rights Protection sector deals with legal issues inherent to the sector of international human rights protection, at an international level within the framework of the Council of Europe and the United Nations, and at a national level within the framework of the transposition of international human rights instruments into Swiss legislation.

Complementary information

The start of the internship must occur within 18 months of obtaining the diploma (the date reported on the latter is authoritative).

Questions about the workplace

Xavier-Baptiste Ruedin
Head of sector
+41 58 46 42802