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25 Envtl. Pol'y & L. 1 (1995)

handle is hein.journals/envpola25 and id is 1 raw text is: 1995 - THE 25TH VOLUME While planning the first issue for 1995, our publisher reminded us ofsomething we had not noticed - that this would be the start of the 25th volume and 20th year ofEnvironmental Policy and Law. On the one hand, this anniversary is nothing special - we are stillyoung. On the other, it represents more than one would imagine atfirst glance . Ifall the volumes are seen together, then it is surprising how much we considered important to publish in our particular field. Which leads back to the beginnings ofthe Journal: To our perspective then and what, in fact, we have been able to achieve. Our original andpresent intention was not to publish yet another academic lawjournal. Our main purpose from the start was to pinpoint new developments, to participate in the ongoing discussion of current problems, and to publish material in the Selected Documents section not easily accessible. Our model was more that of the political magazines with their short, up-to-date reports, in spite ofthe fact that our field ofactivity is not quite comparable to theirs. In addition, we also had to take into account that we are depending on a voluntary network. The result is a very important one. As we do notpay 'fatfees (or indeed, anything at all !), we dependsolely on the good will offiends and colleagues active in the field of environmental policy and law, both on their judgement and the emphasis they put on certain topics. When we see or hear outside reactions to the Journal, we are pleased to note that it is receiving some positive comments. We get not only requests for information, but are cited surprisingly often also in serious academic publications. The pages ofour SelectedDocuments are - sometimes even with permission - copied many times. Indeed, we have seen them used as reference material in conferences and negotiations. Together with our publications on Multilateral Treaties-' and International Environmental Soft Law - and, in future, the continuation ofthe environmental policy documents collection started by Riuster and Simma - we are covering what is needed by decision, policy or study makers. However, at the same time we are very aware ofthe gratitude we owe to the whole network - the authors, the advisers, the publisher, colleagues, and last, but certainly not least, the subscribers. Our wish for ourselves is that we shall in the future continue to receive the necessary help and criticism from all concerned, to enable us to accomplish what we are aiming for. Our wish for our readers is for a happy and successfid 1995. 8 December 1994

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