Govaere, Inge; Bronckers, Marco; Quick, Reinhard --- "Preface" [2011] ELECD 763; in Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco (eds), "Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Trade and Competition Law in the EU and Beyond

Editor(s): Govaere, Inge; Quick, Reinhard; Bronckers, Marco

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857935663

Section Title: Preface

Author(s): Govaere, Inge; Bronckers, Marco; Quick, Reinhard

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Preface
In the triple foreword by Paul Demaret, Koen Lenaerts and Carl Bauden-
bacher it is eloquently set out why Jacques Bourgeois fully merits a Fest-
schrift from his friends and colleagues on the happy occasion of his 75th
birthday. It is a tribute to a remarkable legal scholar, practitioner and
personality.
That Jacques, of all people, merited a Festschrift was therefore an easy
decision for us. Things became already a bit more complicated when trying
to choose a subject for the book. Jacques Bourgeois is known to be a
Renaissance man, and no single subject would do him justice. We therefore
decided to settle on two themes that are not unrelated, although very few
lawyers have been able to combine them as has Jacques: trade and competi-
tion law. Where matters became really difficult was in choosing contributors
to the book. Jacques' network of professional acquaintances is legendary ­
he seems to know at least half the globe. With a heavy heart we assume the
responsibility of having unwittingly omitted some of his friends who might
have very much wanted to write a testimonial of their appreciation for
Jacques as well. But the response we received of the people we did contact
was overwhelming. As the reader will see, the result is an embarrassment of
riches: a stellar cast of authors, delivering an overview of cutting edge issues
arising in the areas of trade and competition law.
The quality of the contributions has been matched by the always enthusi-
astic ...