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Interviews in legal journals: there is something unconventional about this genre in the ecology of legal publishing. Perhaps this has something to do with the relatively easy readability of the genre, more in line with a 'normal' conversation. Yet, interviews with legal scholars or professionals are not just there for our amusement. They are not just journalistic stories presented in accessible prose. Why, then, would interviews be worthy of 'scholarly' attention and, perhaps even more important, deserve a place in legal journals? A question that has barely begun to be examined -if at all. 1 And that seems odd. The 'scholarly' genre of the interviewBefore we dive into this question, let us first address some basic specificities of the 'interview genre'. 2 This genre does not follow the rules of the game that govern most contributions published in legal journals. Most significant: interviews are not peer-reviewed, but rather accepted by the editorial board as valuable contributions. In many cases, the editorial board itself conducts the interviews. 3 Basically, the interview in legal journals operates in much the same way as it does in more 'journalistic' fora. They are, to put it a little harshly, merely edited transcripts encompassing both the interviewer's questions as the interviewee's replies. These article-length Q&A are to the point, formulated in conversational idiom, do not jump around topics, and, mostly, they include an introduction paragraph.

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