Law Internship in Palestine 2024/2025

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The Law internship in Palestine/West Bank program is a program that gives you the opportunity to know, understand, and engage with the Palestinian legal system. As an intern in this program, you will be able to learn about the judicial system and visit the courts in Hebron, Palestine.

The Law internship in Palestine/West Bank program is offered at a Palestinian law firm in Hebron. The program is for individuals who want to become acquainted with Palestinian law and learn how judges, prosecutors, and lawyers handle the diversity of cases that are received by the courts in Palestine.

In comparison to the rest of the world, the legal situation in Palestine is both complex and rare.

• This is because of the multiple parties that have ruled Palestine throughout its history. Palestine’s complicated history has affected its current political and legal structure.

• In 1948, the division of Palestine led to the emergence of different legal systems in the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, and the occupied parts of Palestine.

• There are applicable laws that go back to the era of the British mandate, the Jordanian administration, the Egyptian administration, and also the Israeli Civil Administration in the West Bank.

• In Palestine, some of the applicable laws issued in 1930 still exist in Palestinian courts. All of this has contributed to the current state of the legal system in Palestine that we see today.

By participating in this program, you will get the following:

• You’ll work at a Palestinian law firm in the city of Hebron.
• You will have a guide/Lawyer (who speaks English) who will accompany you during your stay in Hebron.
• Meet Palestinian local lawyers who will tell you about their profession in the law field, cases they work on, and the difficulties they face during work.
• Visit Palestinian courts in Hebron with a guide who show you and explain how the courts function in Palestine.
• A chance to make workshops or to be a guest lecturer in Hebron university - Faculty of Law or at the legal clinic where you can meet, interact and discuss with the law students and professors at the university.
• Engaging in the Palestinian community, culture, and daily life.
• Visiting historical sites and refugee camps in Hebron.
• Get 3 hours of Arabic lessons per week.
• Accommodation, including either staying with a Palestinian host family or at a dorm.
• Palestinian breakfast every day with other international volunteers and staff.