Editorial

The second issue of the fifth volume of the Cambridge Journal of International
and Comparative Law (CJICL) brings together varied, thought-provoking and
illuminating articles from our open Call for Papers and the Young Scholar’s Lecture.
The first three articles analyse energy and climate issues covering the institutions
of the World Bank, the United Nations and the European Union (EU). These are
followed by two comparative articles covering the integration of blind persons in
the judiciaries of the United Kingdom, the United States and Israel, and an analysis
of the way in which the federal-type polities of Canada and the EU have addressed
the tension between State sovereignty and federalism. The next two articles that
consider unconstitutional constitutional amendments and the civil liability
imposed on credit rating agencies. The second issue concludes with a book review.
We are very grateful to all of our contributors for their articles. We also wish to
thank our Managing Editors, Michael Dafel, Darren Harvey, Massimo Lando, Lan
Nguyen, Niall O’Connor and Stefan Theil. The Managing Editors and their teams
of editors have contributed a significant amount of time and effort in reviewing,
copy-editing and liaising with authors to produce this issue. This issue would not
have been possible without their hard work and dedication. We are also grateful for
the generosity and support of the Cambridge Law Journal, the Lauterpacht Centre
for International Law and the Centre for European Legal Studies at the University
of Cambridge