Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Honorary Kings Counsel
Regents Professor
Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society
Faculty Director, Human Rights Center
Professor, Queen's University of Belfast, School of Law, Northern Ireland
International Institutional Partnership Grant
The Office of International Programs has awarded Professor Ní Aoláin an Interdisciplinary International Institutional Partnership Grant for 2008-09. The award is for a proposal entitled "Transitional Justice Partnership." The funding will enable and deepen a sustained research partnership with the Transitional Justice Institute in Belfast Northern Ireland where Professor Ní Aoláin holds a dual appointment. The amount of the award is $24,900. Other faculty involved in the collaboration include: Professor Hiromi Mizuno, (History Department); Professor Kathryn Sikkink (Political Science); Professors Michael Barnett and Barbara Frey, (Humphrey Institute); Professors Oren Gross, David Weissbrodt and Dean David Wippman (Law School).