Publication Guidance
The TLHC is not a journal of legal history. Both discretely legal and historical submissions will be accepted if they demonstrate an ambitious, imaginative, and philosophically-informed argument. For further information, view our ‘Editorial Vision’ or attend an upcoming Q&A presentation.
Submissions should be emailed to editorinchief@trinitylhc.org.
Deadline: January 25th, 2025.
Successful TLHC submissions will be characterised by some of the following:
- Rigorous engagement with continental philosophy and cultural theory;
- Willingness to challenge, nuance, or identify established ideas and the foundations
of Law; - Imaginative interdisciplinary analysis;
- Deconstructive analysis that is accompanied by constructive analysis and the search
for alternatives.
Submission Guidelines:
- Submissions are accepted from all undergraduates, postgraduates, and recent graduates;
- College assignments are accepted;
- Submissions that have been published elsewhere are not accepted;
- Submissions must be cited in the form Oxford University Standard for Citation of
Legal Authorities (OSCOLA); - Submissions must be written as Gaeilge or in English;
- Submissions must be between 2,000 and 10,000 words;
- Submissions must be formatted using
o 12-point Cambria font,
o 1.5 spacing,
o Page numbers,
o A cover page.
Submissions that are selected for publication will be edited by members of the TLHC board to ensure a high and consistent academic standard.¹ The TLHC does not reject submissions that demonstrate potential on the basis of resolvable stylistic or analytical issues.
¹ All changes made by TLHC editors will be done with the author’s permission as part of a two-way redrafting process.
