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10 Cambridge Int'l L.J. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/cajoincla10 and id is 1 raw text is: Cambridge International Law Journal, Vol. 10 No. 1, pp. 1-5 Editorial 1 REFLECTIONS ON THE CILJ ON THE OCCASION OF ITS TENTH ANNIVERSARY The Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ) is the peer-reviewed academic law journal of the postgraduate community at the Cambridge University Faculty of Law. Originally founded as the Cambridge Student Law Review in 2003, it was first renamed the Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law in 2011 and given the name under which it currently operates in 2017. The journal remains true to the original set-up of the CSLR: much like many US journals, the journal is run by LLM and PhD students. This represented at once an innovation for the European scholarly market as well as a return to early twentieth century roots: in 1921, the Cambridge Law Journal was also founded as a student publication. In the words of Professor H D Hazeltine, in the Foreword of the first issue, the work of legal editorship and authorship 'is a valuable training; and this work on the journal is already viewed at Cambridge as one of the highest goals of student-ambition'. Yet, within a few years, the direction of the journal was entirely taken over by the Law Faculty. The founding of the Cambridge Student Law Review, and its subsequent incarnations, there- fore represents a significant development in the history of student-run journal publications. Currently published biannually by Edward Elgar, the journal is celebrating its anniversary with a special section that reflects on a decade of developments in international law. Since its founding, the journal has published contributions of high quality by esteemed authors, including works by Sir Hersch and Sir Elihu Lauterpacht, Sir Christopher Greenwood and Philippe Sands. It has also contributed three issues to the UK Supreme Court Yearbook. The number of submissions that the CILJ receives from the broad international law community increases by the year, reaching nearly 350 in the last academic year. The editorial board has grown in response and now includes 46 members, of whom more than two-thirds work on the journal itself. Of the submis- sions received every year, about 14 are published. The longest volume to date is No 3, which included nearly 50 contributions across four issues. The CILJ has also been hosting the annual Cambridge International Law Conference since 2011, to which the last issue of each volume is dedicated. Like the journal itself, the conference has attracted esteemed practitioners and scholars, including Dame Rosalyn Higgins, Dean Spielmann and Abdulqawi Yusuf. The conference has also grown in popu- larity and size and is now organised by a team of six to eight editorial board members. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition was successfully moved online and did not have to be cancelled, unlike many other events that were scheduled for last spring. Although the journal today only publishes two issues every year, it steadily pro- vides popular updates on developments in international law through its blog. Finally and importantly, a word of gratitude is due to the more than 60 members of the academic review board, many of whom have supported the journal in various ways over many years, including by providing high-quality peer review. Without them, the journal could neither have achieved nor maintained its current high standard. James Crawford Inaugural Honorary Editor-in-Chief © 2021 The Author Journal compilation © 2021 Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Lypiatts, 15 Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 2JA, UK and The William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court, Northampton MA 01060-3815, USA

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