stitutions. The editors would like to offer their thanks to the Volume 13 staff of the Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal and, in particular, to Jonathan L. Cochran, Sara Edelstein, Stephen Gikow and the Comment Editors for their work on earlier drafts of two chapters. Special thanks are also offered to Christine Frison, Nicholas Jacobs, Matthias Sant’ana, Gaëtan Vanloqueren, Yoonie Kim and Olivier De Schutter, who provided reflections on various chapters and advice during the editing process. In addition, the editors offer their gratitude to the Yale Law School, the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fund and the other sponsors of the April 2010, Developing Food Policy: U.S. and International Perspectives conference, where the concept to compile this volume first germinated, and to the Centre de Philosophie du Droit, at the University of Louvain (UCL) for providing a working home to two of the editors. The editors also wish to offer their personal thanks to a number of important individuals. Nadia offers her deepest gratitude to Kathleen Claussen, Sadie Blanchard, Shoko Furuno, Simon Lambek, Michael Lambek and Jacqueline Solway for their thoughtful advice, support and general good cheer. She also wishes to thank her right to food family—Priscilla Claeys, Yoonie Kim, Nicholas Jacobs, Gaëtan Vanloqueren, Ulrik Halsteen and Olivier De Schutter—for being great teachers, inspirations and friends. Priscilla is grateful to Jun Borras, Isabelle Delforge, Jean De Munck, Olivier De Schutter, Annette Aurélie Desmarais, Marc Edelman, Nadia Lambek, Sofia Monsalve Suarez, Geoffrey Pleyers and Carole Samdup for their feedback, challenging comments and support. She extends her thanks to all the people she interviewed across the globe and who accepted to share their thoughts and experiences. Adrienna would like to thank Hallie Chen and Jon Brilliant for continuing inspiration. Finally, the editors wish to thank the authors of the chapters, as well as all those who continue to reflect on the current challenges facing our food systems and seek ways to bring about positive change and more equitable food systems for all.