Irish Legal History Society

Description

The Irish Legal History Society examines, explores and engages with all issues relating to legal history on the island of Ireland, from earliest times to the present day. Founded in 1988, the Society holds two Discourses annually and publishes scholarly works on a range of legal history subjects in conjunction with its publisher, Four Courts Press. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Irish legal history and includes members of the judiciary, practising lawyers, academic lawyers, historians, students and members of the general public, drawn from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States and elsewhere. The Society also runs awards and prizes, including a student essay prize and the WN Osborough Legal History Composition Prize.

Currently active

Yes

Offers funding

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Founding year

1988

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Partner Universities

Queen's University Belfast

Additional Partnerships

Four Courts Press; Courts Service; An Post; Office of Public Works; Bristol University Press; Bank of Ireland Group; University College Dublin