They should be law graduates with practical experience in the field of international law acquired by working for a public or private organization or a university. Participants are provided with a comprehensive set of training material to enable the trainees to participate in a well-informed manner. This material which is used as background material throughout the training programme will also serve as useful reference material after the participants' return to their home countries. The Fellowship Programme is conducted in a monolingual manner alternating annually between English or French.
Participants have to be fluent in the chosen working language of the programme.
The 2001 Fellowship Programme will be held in French. The next English-speaking course will be offered in 2002. The Faculty comprises experienced experts in the field of international law from academic and international circles, including practitioners from both within and outside the United Nations system. The Law of the Sea Refugee Law Treaty Law Complementary to these seminars, participants attend lectures at the Hague Academy of International Law . The Programme is funded under the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law.