Acknowledgements
It was a great pleasure to work on this book, for many reasons. Most of all we are happy to have had the opportunity to celebrate our wonderful friend and mentor, Lea—even if this book may not have been the way she wanted us to show our respect and admiration for her! Ultimately, it reflects only one dimension of our relationship and sits with many rich and wonderful memories. We are also very grateful for the efforts of the many contributors to this book: it was an honor and privilege to work with you all.
For us, and we imagine for many of those who know Lea, it is impossible to celebrate her many achievements without also acknowledging the enduring support of Bill Horne, throughout her entire career and for over 40 years. We are also particularly grateful for his insights and advice in the preparation of this book for Lea.
Our thanks to all who helped with the process of bringing this volume to fruition. We have benefitted from the editorial assistance of several people, including Jason Zarin, masterful librarian at Richmond Law School, and the Richmond Law students who helped us finalize the manuscript: Andrew Abraham, Phillip Grubbs, Abigail Parsons, Paula Roberts, Rebecca Schultz, and Yanie Yuan, as well as UNSW law student, Jessie Zhang. At Yale Law School, we are grateful to Barbara Mianzo. Our publisher, Brill, embodied in this case by Marie Sheldon, has been as helpful and supportive as can be.
Natalie and Chiara
A keen word of thanks to Natalie, for making this project an enjoyable and thoroughly rewarding one, she is amazingly responsive, smart and always good-humored. She really is one of a kind. I remember that sixteen years ago, I took over her apartment in New Haven, as she left Yale and I arrived. It has been just wonderful to reconnect and work together on this project. As always, my deepest love and gratitude to Andre, and to Charlotte and Alexander, for being there.
CG
And my sincere thanks to Chiara, who made sure that this idea actually came to fruition—many of us are better off because of her efforts and generous nature. I would also like to acknowledge the University of Edinburgh, which provided a wonderful environment for working on this book during my time as a MacCormick Fellow. My thanks as always to Matthew, Dulcie, Tessa and Joshua for their ongoing love, support and (most days) understanding.
NK