Congratulations to our colleague Professor Joanna Harrington who has been appointed to serve as one of two assistants to the editors of The Canadian Yearbook of International Law.
Established in 1961, the Yearbook is a leading international academic journal covering both public and private international legal issues. Edited by academics, the Yearbook publishes peer-reviewed work of lasting significance in both English and French. It also aims to make Canadian practice in international law within government, Parliament, and international institutions accessible to researchers, policy-makers and practitioners. The Yearbook is published by Cambridge University Press and is a past winner of the Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing.
The Yearbook also has a long history of attracting involvement from leading international law scholars, having been edited by such luminaries in the field as Professors C.B. Bourne (University of British Columbia), Jacques-Yvan Morin (Université de Montréal), D.M. McRae (University of Ottawa) and A.L.C. de Mestral (McGill University). Today, the Yearbook's editorial team consists of an editor-in-chief, Professor John Currie (University of Ottawa) and associate editor, Professor René Provost (McGill University), assisted by Professor Frédéric Mégret (McGill University) and Professor Harrington, who will also assume responsibility for the Book Reviews section. (Contact is welcome from potential reviewers.)
Professor Harrington's appointment continues a long-standing connection for the University of Alberta Faculty of Law with The Canadian Yearbook of International Law, with Professor Linda C. Reif, and previously Professor Ivan L. Head, as well as University Professor L.C. Green, serving on the Yearbook's editorial board. Professor Head would later serve as an influential foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.