Tyrrell
Receives Rosenbloom Award
Chris Tyrrell received the Rosenbloom
Award for his selfless service to other
students during the last academic year—the
first time a first-year was so recognized by the award,
created in 1991 to recognize an academically strong student
who at the same time enhanced the academic experience of
his or her fellow students. “One
of the greatest things about the study of the law at
UVA—what Mr. Rosenbloom has successfully highlighted
with this award—is the team mentality among students,"
Tyrrell said. More
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Welcome
to Koidu
Members
of the UVA Law Human Rights Study Project (HRSP) ventured
far from the comfort of Mr. Jefferson’s University
during spring break to study transitional justice and
human rights norms in post-conflict Sierra Leone, the
home of a unique form of hybrid international criminal
tribunal, the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone. The
group interviewed a wide variety of individuals, including
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone,
the U.S. Ambassador, the Prosecutor of the UN Special
Court, Sierra Leonean and international staff at
over 20 NGOs, and a few random mercenaries... More |