Student Fellowship in Human Rights – Foreign Law Clerkship at Namibian Supreme Court

Applications for 2025 will open in mid January 2025.

This Bonavero Institute Fellowship at the Namibian Supreme Court in Windhoek is a six-month clerkship, tenable from early October to the end of March. Before applying to this scheme, please ensure you have discussed this fully with your supervisor and/or course administration team.

About the Namibian Supreme Court

The Namibian Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal in Namibia. Namibia has a written Constitution (the Namibian Constitution, 1990) with a fully justiciable Bill of Rights. The Supreme Court is presided over by the Chief Justice of Namibia, and has five permanent judges. It sits in Windhoek. Decisions of the Namibian Supreme Court can be found via their website.

About the internship at the Namibian Supreme Court

The Supreme Court employs three full-time law clerks, and has welcomed unpaid foreign law clerks for short periods in previous years. Like full-time law clerks, unpaid foreign law clerks work closely with the judges at the court, and will attend hearings, prepare bench memoranda on pending appeals, and otherwise assist judges in their work.

About the Bonavero Fellowship at the Namibian Supreme Court

The successful candidate will receive an award to assist with travel, accommodation, living, and other reasonable expenses associated with the internship. In determining the amount to be awarded, other sources of funding will be taken into account.

The candidate will also be expected to provide a full report on their work at the end of their internship.

Please refer to the overview page referring specifically to the application process and eligibility criteria.

This Fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from the AB Charitable Trust.