Human Rights in the Commonwealth
Aims and Scope
Human Rights in the Commonwealth is an electronic inter-disciplinary journal which covers a vast range of issues relating to human rights in the Commonwealth of Nations including, but not limited to: human rights and the law, democracy and governance, development, poverty, conflict, transitional justice, climate change, the ecological crisis, colonialism and imperialism, equality and discrimination, ethnicity, religion, gender and women’s human rights, children, class, corporate accountability, refugees, migration, minorities and indigenous peoples. The journal also publishes Commonwealth related comparative human rights evaluations and country reports. To promote scholarly and practitioner debate the editors will also publish opinion pieces and discussion papers from renowned writers, activists and experts in the fields of Commonwealth Studies and Human Rights. Commentaries, reflections, field notes, thematic essays and review articles are also welcomed.
The journal is open access and is essential reading for academics and students of human rights and Commonwealth studies, political sociology, political science, contemporary history, development studies and international law, officers in relevant NGOs, lawyers, politicians and civil servants, policy makers and human rights activists.
Peer Review
All primary research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and evaluation by at least one anonymous referee. Review articles, comment pieces, and reports are assessed by the journal's editors.
Location
The Journal is based at the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London, which brings together multidisciplinary expertise in the School of Advanced Study and beyond in the field of human rights.
Editors
Editor in Chief - Dr Damien Short, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights
Assistant Editors
Dr Corinne Lennox – Lecturer in Human Rights
Dr David Cantor – Lecturer in Human Rights Law
International Advisory Board
Professor Paul Havemann, James Cook University, Australia
Dr Michele Lamb, Roehampton University
Professor Lydia Morris, University of Essex
Dr Paul Muldoon, Monash University, Australia
Dr Colin Samson, University of Essex
Dr Leo Zeilig, Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit
