"Preface" [2014] ELECD 734; in Tams, J. Christian; Tzanakopoulos, Antonios; Zimmermann, Andreas (eds), "Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) ix

Book Title: Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties

Editor(s): Tams, J. Christian; Tzanakopoulos, Antonios; Zimmermann, Andreas

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857934772

Section Title: Preface

Number of pages: 1

Extract:

Preface

The idea to edit a Research Handbook on the Law of Treaties came as a
reaction to the resurgence of interest in the subject in the late 2000s and
early 2010s, which found expression in the publication of new treaty law
handbooks and commentaries on the Vienna Convention(s) on the Law of
Treaties (`VCLT'). Yet we did not want to add another such book to the
already growing literature on the subject. Rather, we set out to edit a
collection of reflective pieces, not necessarily on less-studied aspects of
the law of treaties, but on aspects that we wished to see pursued from
different angles, less attached to the VCLT. This we explain in more
detail in our Introduction.
In our endeavour, we found warm support and a hospitable forum in
Edward Elgar Publishing ­ in particular our editor Ben Booth ­ and the
Research Handbook series. The process was long and arduous but staff at
Edward Elgar did their best to make it as painless as possible; for this,
and for the quality of production of the volume at hand, we owe them
heartfelt thanks.
If the Research Handbook would not exist without Edward Elgar, it
would certainly not exist without the authors who agreed to contribute to
this volume, and who were so accommodating of our sometimes demand-
ing editorial instructions and requests. We thank them warmly for their
patience and for their excellent contributions: whatever merit there may
be to this book is due to the ...