The hand behind the hand

Novelists, we may suppose, reconsider, and rewrite their first sentence endlessly, fretful until the moment they finally surrender the manuscript-and then still likely worry that they have not 'nailed it'. The result may still be spectacular. Dickens was a master; think only of 'A Tale of Two Cities' (the best of times, the worst of times) or 'Bleak House' (fog, fog, fog). Even in his sort-of autobiography 'Over Seventy', P.G. Wodehouse's art cannot be gainsaid: 'There is a rare treat in store for the reader of this book. Except in the Foreword, which will be soon be over, it is entirely free from footnotes'. How in the world does this connect with an American lawyer and academic known for his deep knowledge of international arbitration and taxation? Perhaps it does on this occasion of reflection on Rusty Park’s 17 years of editorial stewardship of Arbitration International.