Editorial

• Author: Caoilfhionn Sheil
• Pages: 1-6

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Editorial

This year marked the twenty-first birthday of the Trinity College Law

Review. This milestone could not have been reached without the support

of so many. Thanks to the support of our Patron, Arthur Cox, our Friends,

and our Advisory Board, successive groups of students who have

contributed to or edited the Review have greatly benefitted and learned

from the experience. The Trinity College Law Review is also very much

indebted to the Law School for their support and encouragement over the

years. It is also important to note the role previous boards have played in

the growth of the journal; each volume and board is built on the shoulders

of previous years and we would not have been able to produce this year’s

volume if it were not for the skills and knowledge we have developed

through learning from those who preceded us in our positions. In addition

to the journal you are currently reading, we have also had an extremely

active year in terms our events, online presence, and competitions.

We were delighted to host a panel discussion on the topic of Ireland’s

blasphemy laws on the 4th of October 2017 in association with Trinity

FLAC. Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland spoke, along with Dr Neville

Cox, Professor of Law and Dean of Graduate Studies in Trinity College

Dublin, Reverend William Richardson, the Promoter of Justice with the

Dublin Metropolitan Tribunal of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin and

expert in Canon Law, and Dr Ali Selim, professor of Arabic in the

Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

We were also honoured to host Professor Cass Sunstein, Robert Walmsley

University Professor of Harvard University and Harvard Law School, who

spoke to us on a wide range of issues in conversation with Professor David

Kenny of the Law School here at Trinity. Following on from this event, we

are very excited to be publishing an article written by Professor Sunstein

in this journal. To conclude our Distinguished Speakers Series for Volume

XXI, The Trinity College Law Review hosted a panel discussion on Brexit

in association with the Politics Society, at which we welcomed Gina Miller,

the main litigant in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European

Union along with David Kurten of UKIP, and Stephen Donnelly, TD and

Brexit Spokesperson for Fianna Fáil. The editorial board was delighted

with the exceptional level of attendance and engagement at each of our