The Trinity College Law Review (TCLR) is a student-run law review affiliated with Trinity College Dublin School of Law. It has been published annually every March since 1998 and is available on two online legal databases: HeinOnline and Westlaw. The review publishes selected submissions in English, French, or German dealing with any area of law. Previous contributors have included Mary McAleese, Susan Denham, Pat Cox and Gerard Hogan.

Events

A "Distinguished Speaker Series" was established in 2006. The 2009 discussion was on "The Law's Response to Gangland Crime in Ireland". Panellists have included James Hamilton (Director of Public Prosecutions), Carol Coulter (Irish Times), Ivana Bacik (barrister and politician), and criminal law solicitors Michael Finucane and Petter Mullan. Other topics of discussion have included "Is the Seanad Worth Saving?" (2011), "The Fusion of the Legal Professions" (2012) and "The Future of the Irish Corporate Tax Regime" (2014). Notable participants in the series have included Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lord Hoffman, Professor Cass Sunstein and Mónica Feria Tinta. The TCLR also hosts an annual "Authors' Night", where advice is provided to students who are considering entering submissions for the publication.

Awards

A number of awards are available for those who enter submissions to the TCLR.

Editorial board

The editorial board of the Trinity College Law Review consists of undergraduate and postgraduate law students of Trinity College Dublin. In addition to selecting and editing the articles published in the review, the board works to promote legal writing in Trinity College through workshops and guest lectures.

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