Trinity College Law Review Vol XXV – Call for Submissions

The Trinity College Law Review (TCLR) is Ireland’s oldest and leading student law journal. The TCLR is now accepting submissions for Volume XXV of the print edition and the TCLR Online, our new online companion to the print edition. The Editorial Board accepts papers in English, French, German or Irish.

Publication in the Trinity College Law Review represents the culmination of valuable legal research and writing and is widely recognised as a significant achievement. We gladly accept articles and case notes from undergraduates, postgraduates and graduates, on all areas of law. Numerous prizes are available for successful authors: see our website for further details.

The submission deadline for Volume XXV is 22nd January 2022 at 17:00. Submissions for publication in the TCLR Online will be accepted throughout the year.

Submission Guidelines:

English articles should be no longer than 10,000 words excluding footnotes. French, German and Irish articles should be no longer than 5,000 words. Case notes should be a maximum of 3,000 words. The Editorial Board may however consider longer scripts.

TCLR Online: papers should be no longer than 5,000 words excluding footnotes.

Authors are required to prepare their submissions in the OSCOLA style which can be found in the Authors’ Guide The Authors’ Guide also contains a summary of all selection and editing procedures.

Papers should be submitted by email in .doc/.docx format to: submissions@trinitycollegelawreview.org

The e-mail should contain the author’s name, year of study, course and contact details (e-mail, phone number and postal address) in the main body of the e-mail with the article attached. The selection process is entirely anonymous. Do not include any indications of your identity in your submission.

Prizes:

• *Gernot Biehler Casenote Competition:*This competition was founded in honour of Dr. Gernot Biehler, a young but distinguished fellow of Trinity College, Dublin and lecturer in international law and conflicts of laws, who died aged 48. Dr. Biehler was a keen supporter of the work of the Law Review. The competition is open to first and second year undergraduate students from all universities who submit a case note of 3,000 words or less and is subject to all other submission and deadline requirements mentioned above. The prize shall be €250.
• Reddy Charlton Prize for the Best Article:  The author of the best article will receive a cash prize of €500 from Reddy Charlton solicitors.
• The Matheson Prize for Best Commercial Law Article:  The author of the best article on a topic of commercial or company law will win a €250 cash prize sponsored by Matheson.
• The A&L Goodbody Prize for Best IT/IP Law Article:  The author of the best article on a topic of Intellectual Property or IT law will receive a cash prize of €250 sponsored by A&L Goodbody.
• The Conor Ringland Prize for Best Social Justice Article:  The author of the best article on a topic of human rights or social justice will receive a cash prize of €250 from the Trinity Free Legal Advice Centre and the TCLR.
• The Best French Language Article: The author of the best article written in French will win an internship in the Conseil Constitutionnel. Runner-up internships in the Cour de Cassationand Conseil d’Etat are available. Please note that only non-native French speakers are eligible to win these prizes.
• The Arthur Cox Foundation Irish Language Prize:  The author of the best article written in Irish will win a €250 cash prize sponsored by the Arthur Cox Foundation.
• The David Altaras SC Best Planning & Environmental Law Article: The author of the best article written on Planning or Environmental Law will be receive €500 prize courtesy of David Altaras SC.

We look forward to working with you.

The Editorial Board