Notes from the Editor
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Published date | 01 December 2010 |
| DOI | 10.1177/203228441000100402 |
| Subject Matter | Notes from the Editor |
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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
Guest Editorials
is is t he second issue in a row in which the editoria l has been writ ten by someone
other than the editor. From a strictly private point of view this is a welcome development
because making sure that the journal appears more or less on time every three months
is time consuming enough for a lawyer in private practice without his having to worry
about coming up with an editorial in addition. is does not mean that the editor will
no longer be w riting editorials, but it does mean that he does not wish to establish a
monopoly.
From a more objective point of view, it is also important to give the oor as it were
to people from di erent legal backgrounds or schools of thought. e guest ed itorial
is oered as an opportunity to present an arg ument in short form, for example on a
recent development or by w ay of identifying an area for furt her discussion or
research.
In other words the pa ges of this journal a re not reserved exclusively to those who
have the time to produce full articles or fully reasoned opinions. Valid and publishable
ideas can be expressed in short form and the g uest editorial presents such an
opportun ity.
Cartel Crime
e cartel crime series is resumed in this issue with an article from Australia . is sets
out the practical and pragmatic reasons why cartels were criminalised in Austral ia.
ese reasons are worthy of consideration in t he European context.
We a re of course still at the exploratory stage i n th is ser ies since we are still
gathering a nswers to the basic questions as to whet her or not we should criminalise
and if so why.
In t he two issue following t his one we hope to pu nish an article from Japan on
these basic questions and one from Slovenia which wil l tackle the issue from a
criminologica l point of view.
Jury Trials
e journal has, on t hree separate occa sions to date, dea lt with the question of jury
trials and in particular with the dicult ies caused by the judgment of European Court
of Human Rights in t he Taxquet case which suggeste d that juries should give reasons
for their verdicts. e Grand Cha mber has now reversed the initial judgment.
is is dealt wit h in R ichard Lang’s Str asbourg update. Time has not permitted
any more detailed commentar y to be prepared on this judgment.
e jury tria l seems to safe, however, in case there were doubts on that score.
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