TRIBUTE

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The year 1994 marked a time of momentous change for the Leiden Journal of International Law. Quantity and quality of copy flow had reached a bare minimum, while the editors were overburdened with the administration of the Journal. It was concluded that the Journal would only have a future if it was reorganized rigorously. A business plan was drafted that set up a two-step transition process. The first step in this process was completed in 1995 with the influx of a group of experienced editors, the restructuring of sections of the Journal and a fresh lay-out. One of the most important changes was the development and introduction of the Hague International Tribunals Section, which involved the establishment of a close working relationship with the international judicial institutions in The Hague. The quality input in several field of the Journal had not only been a necessity to give our readers value for money, but also to prepare the Journal for the second step of the transition process, entering into a strategic alliance with a publishing house that could run the burdensome production and administration of the Journal. Sooner than expected, the Journal qualified for such an alliance and, this year, the negotiations with Kluwer Law International were brought to a successful conclusion.