Editorial

AuthorDáire AJL McCormack-George
Pages1-4
Editorial
Thepastyearhasseen a greatmanydevelopmentsinlawandsocietyacross
EuropeandinIreland.Thepassingofthemarriagereferendum,theGender
RecognitionAct2015, andtheChildrenandFamilyRelationshipsAct2015
areallextremelysignificantdomesticdevelopments,implementedinan
attemptto“catchup”withtherealityofIrishsocietytoday.Theongoing
migrantcrisisonthecontinentandtheterroristattacksinParishavesparked
seriousdebatesacrossEuropeabouttheroleandfutureoftheEU.The
reactivenatureofthelawanditsinstitutionsishighlightedin a starkmanner
acrossalloftheseareas.
Whatroledoes,orshould, a studentlawreviewplayinthiscontext?
Providing a forumforlawstudentstodiscussissuesofinteresttothemin a
rigorousandengagingmannerseemstobetheappropriatenormative
conceptionof a studentlawjournalandtheEditorialBoardofVolumeXIX
haveworkedtopromotesuchanidealthroughoutitsworkthisyear.The
EditorialBoardcontinuedwithitstraditionalAuthorsNight,wherewe
weredelightedtowelcomeThomasCourtneyofArthurCox,DesRyanof
TrinityCollegeDublin,andUrsulaKilkellyofUniversityCollegeCork,all
ofwhommademanyinsightfulcommentsandprovidedguidanceon
makingone’sowncontributiontotheacademicarena.Ourfirst
DistinguishedSpeakerSeriestalkthisyearwasontheeminentlyrelevant
topicof“TheUniversalityofHumanRights”wherewewerejoinedbyLord
Hoffmann,formerSecondSeniorLawLordintheHouseofLords,William
BinchyofTrinityCollegeDublin, andAnne Power-FordeSC,formerJudge
oftheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights.
TheEditorialBoardarealsohonouredtocollaboratewiththeTrinity
CollegeDublinLawStudentColloquiumthisyeartopublishtheBest
ColloquiumPaperpresented,andtheBrianLenihanMemorialAddress,this
yearbyJudgeDonalO’Donnellon“SomeReflectionsontheIndependence
oftheJudiciaryinIrelandintheEuropeofthe21stCentury,” a movelong
overdue.Anefforthasalsobeenmadetoimproveandsecurefurtherprizes
toencouragestudentpublication,andwenowhaveprizesacrossnumerous
areasoflaw,aswellasFrench,GermanandIrishlanguageprizes.Weare
alsoworkingonpartnershipswithourneighbouringjournal,theUCDLaw
Review, aswellasthePennUndergraduateLawJournalattheUniversity
ofPennsylvaniaandtheKing’sStudentLawReviewatKing’sCollege
Londontoencouragemorediversesubmissions.
Thequestionwhichmustnowbeasked,andanswered,iswhetherthe
EditorialBoard’seffortstofostera criticalapproachtolegalissueshasbeen

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