ISSN: 0275-0392
Human Rights Quarterly (HRQ) is widely recognized as the leader in the field of human rights. For more than a quarter of a century, HRQ has published articles by experts from around the world writing for the specialist and non-specialist alike. The Quarterly provides up-to-date information on important developments within the United Nations and regional human rights organizations, both governmental and non-governmental. It presents current work in human rights research and policy analysis, reviews of related books, and philosophical essays probing the fundamental nature of human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. HRQ has been nominated for the prestigious National Magazine Award for reporting.
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Articles
International Criminal Justice in the Context of Fragile States: The ICC Self-Referral Debate
Payam Akhavan, David Matyas
The Application of Human Rights Treaties in Dualist Muslim States: The Practice of Pakistan
Niaz A. Shah
Gendering the Geneva Conventions
Boyd van Dijk
Human Dignity, the ICRC, and the Swiss Government: The Lessons of History Debated
David P. Forsythe
Recipients Versus Participants: Politics of Aid and Victim Representation in Transitional Justice Practices in Peru
Mijke de Waardt, Eva Willems
Can Human Rights Help Social Movement Activists Frame Inequality as an Injustice? Lessons From Mining Affected Communities in South Africa
Allison Corkery
Leviathan’s Architect: Urbicide, Urban Renewal, and the Right to the City in Turkish Kurdistan
Thomas W. Smith
Revisiting the Jihad Ideology in Islamic International Law and its Appropriation by Nonstate Actors
Javaid Rehman
Book Reviews
The Power of Women: A Doctor’s Journey of Hope and Healing by Denis Mukwege (review)
Helen Epstein
Refugee Law After 9/11: Sanctuary and Security in Canada and the United States by Obiora Chinedu Okafor (review)
Dr. James C. Simeon