Foreword

• Author: Mark Poustie
• Position: Professor
• Pages: 6-6

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FOREWORD TO THE TWENTIETH EDITION

On behalf of the School of Law at University College Cork, I would like to congratulate

Denis Clancy and the members of the Editorial Board who have prepared this 20th Edition of

the Cork Online Law Review, bringing it to publication amidst the very challenging

circumstances of the ongoing global pandemic. Their efforts deserve to be acknowledged and

applauded. It is through their dedication and hard work that this significant vehicle for

scholarly legal academic debate continues and that rigorous academic standards are upheld.

The academic contribution that COLR makes is dependent on the intellectual ambition of the

authors who submit their work to be considered for publication. This year, the articles which

appear in the online journal are of a really high quality and reflect a great level of intellectual

ambition and excellent engagement with the editorial process. For their evident quality and

significant contribution to legal academic debate, all submissions are to be commended.

There is no doubt that the quality of the 20th Edition of COLR reflects well both on the

School and our students. It contributes to the School’s reputation and that of our students.

COLR also provides a great opportunity for students to develop and showcase their research

and writing skills in a meaningful way as well as making a valuable contribution to academic

legal debate.

The multilingual nature of the journal which provides the opportunity to publish in both

French and Irish as well as English is to be strongly commended. Facility with French and

Irish in addition to English is a real advantage for Irish graduates particularly in the EU

context following Brexit. The innovations introduced in this edition – the Case Notes

Competition and the blog series, The Roundtable – are also to be commended.

The 20th Edition of the Cork Online Law Review is something which the School of Law can

rightly be very proud of. Well done to the authors, members of the Editorial Board and to my

colleagues who have provided support and assistance for the online journal! Thanks also to

Arthur Cox for their continuing sponsorship of COLR which is much appreciated.

Professor Mark Poustie

12th April 2021