Editorial

• Autore: Antonio Alderuccio
• Pagine: I-II

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Editorial

Many people ask me: how does it feel to be the Editor-in-Chief of one of the

first European student-run law journals? I still have not found a unique

answer to such a question. Perhaps, a unique answer does not even exist. The

truth is that, like any noteworthy adventure, it involves a great variety of

concomitant yet winking feelings and sensations. The excitement for the

unexpected is often mixed with the fear of what is coming next and cannot

be foreseen, while the need for self- improvement often gives way to an air

of resignation, to be turned on again in extreme positivity. For me, being the

founder and Editor-in-Chief of the University of Bologna Law Review has

represented  and still represents  one of the most significant events of my

life. I can say that for sure.

This has all started from a simple idea coming up during a cold winter

evening - I know, it seems like I am quoting a thriller, but that is the gospel

truth: such simple idea has been developed through chilly days, then warm

ones, then chilly and then cold ones again, giving birth to an incredible full-

optional car you really cannot stop driving. The core of the journal is

composed of its scientific committee and editorial team, including more than

thirty students from the University of Bologna, School of Law, and several

Visiting Editors, i.e. foreign students and recent graduates willing to live an

editorial experience with us. We feel like a big family, in which we have

shared  and keep sharing  dreams, hopes, ideas, passions and studies.

The University of Bologna, through the Department of Legal Studies,

has allowed us to achieve something extraordinary, which pushes the

students into performing a complex set of activities since their first year of

law school. Our editors, therefore, learn how to analyze manuscripts, to carry

out editing activities following The Bluebook sections of their competence, to

work in a team as well as independently and, maybe the most important, to

deeply respect their teammates. It is amazing to see what students are able

to do if sufficiently encouraged, and the incredible energy they can share. I

often think about the changes that the University of Bologna Law Review has