Two new legal journals from Lexxion.

German legal publisher Lexxion (Berlin) has begun the publication of "Carbon Climate Law Review," a new quarterly journal designed to be a discussion forum for the "challenges of implementation" of new climate policies and to help ensure the "smooth operation" of the associated regulatory framework. It will be published four times a year and an annual subscription costs [euro]372.

Coverage focuses on the carbon market, where each transaction is subject to sophisticated contractual arrangements, liability rules, accounting practices, and other mandatory constraints. Lexxion said the journal "strikes a balance" between the interests of practitioners, including those involved in the carbon market, and a more doctrinal focus, alternating legal policy recommendations and articles on legal aspects of carbon trading and related aspects of greenhouse gas regulation. A section on current developments updates readers on recent market trends, political decisions, new literature and relevant events.

Noting that the legal discipline has been "underrepresented" in the global debate on adequate responses to climate change, the journal's editor said the reality of climate governance shows that legal concerns and arguments, including the threat of judicial proceedings, have had a decisive effect on the substance of material policies.

The inaugural issue includes a series of articles on three aspects that are central to a future climate regime: the international negotiation processes under the U.N. and related agencies, the role of domestic legal developments in major jurisdictions, and the further evolution of legal mechanisms implementing regional and international climate policies. Content includes articles on: an assessment of current negotiations; the future of international law on climate change; climate change as an issue for the Security Council; the European Union and climate change; and, the future of the CDM in a post-Kyoto world.

Lexxion has also launched "European Public Private Partnership Law Review," an international quarterly journal that provides coverage of all significant developments in the public private partnerships (PPPs) arena across the European Union and internationally. PPPs are among the most unique legal developments in the EU and are described as an essential legal instrument for the delivery of public services and as an innovative interface between the public and private sectors. Such relations manifest as infrastructure projects in such areas as transportation, public health, education, public safety, waste management and water distribution.

Content includes coverage of legal and policy developments, as well as new approaches to PPP delivery across the world, and includes legislation analysis and critique, case law annotations, green and white papers comments, country reports and industry studies. The inaugural issue included articles on: PPP and projects evaluation in Italy; PPPs in Portugal; the Private Finance Initiative as a prelude to PPPs; PPPs in France; and, umbrella clauses in international investment litigation. An annual subscription costs [euro]372.