Fionnuala ni Aolain
Encyclopedia
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (ˈfʲɪn̪ˠuəl̪ˠə nʲiː ˈiːl̪ˠaːnʲ; born Galway
, 1965) is an Irish academic lawyer specialising in human rights law. She is concurrently Professor of Law at the University of Ulster
, Northern Ireland - where she teaches international law and international human rights law, and is the founder and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute - and the Dorsey and Whitney Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota
Law School. She is married to Oren Gross, Irving Younger
Professor of Law at University of Minnesota
Law School; they have two children.
1998), and Columbia Law School
(LLM 1996).
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
, 1965) is an Irish academic lawyer specialising in human rights law. She is concurrently Professor of Law at the University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
, Northern Ireland - where she teaches international law and international human rights law, and is the founder and Director of the Transitional Justice Institute - and the Dorsey and Whitney Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Law School. She is married to Oren Gross, Irving Younger
Irving Younger
Irving Younger was an American lawyer, law professor, judge, and writer. He is well known among lawyers and law students for his exciting talks on effective trial advocacy and legal history....
Professor of Law at University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Law School; they have two children.
Education
A graduate of Queen's University, Belfast (LLB 1990, PhDPHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
1998), and Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
(LLM 1996).
Career in Brief
- Visiting Fellow of Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, Human Rights Program (1994) - Associate-in-Law, Columbia Law SchoolColumbia Law SchoolColumbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
(1994–96) - Visiting Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(1996–2000) - Associate Professor of Law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel (1997–99)
- Visiting Fellow, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
(2001–02) - Visiting Professor, University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Law School (2003–04)
Books
- The Politics of Force: Conflict Management and State Violence in Northern Ireland. Belfast: Blackstaff. 2000.
- (with Oren Gross) Law in Times of Crisis: Emergency Powers in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective. 2006.
Memberships and Honours
- Various prizes and scholarships, including: Fulbright Scholarship, Alon Prize, Robert Schumann Scholarship, Lawlor Fellowship.
- Appointed by the Irish government in December 2000 as a member of the Irish Human Rights CommissionIrish Human Rights CommissionThe Irish Human Rights Commission is a public body, state-funded but independent of government, that promotes and protects human rights in the Republic of Ireland. It was established in 2000 by an Act of the Oireachtas...
whose creation was mandated by the Good Friday Agreement. - Executive member, Committee on the Administration of JusticeCommittee on the Administration of JusticeCAJ is an independent human rights organisation with cross community membership in Northern Ireland and beyond. It was established in 1981 and lobbies and campaigns on a broad range of human rights issues...
(CAJ), Northern Ireland. - Member, Irish Council for Civil Liberties
- Appointed by the Secretary-General of the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
as Special Expert on promoting gender equality in times of conflict and peace-making (2003). - Nominated by the Irish government to the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsThe European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
, the first woman and the first academic lawyer to be thus nominated (2004).