The Essex Human Rights Review (EHRR) is seeking submission of papers from a wide range of disciplines, including law, philosophy, political science, sociology, anthropology and economics for publication in its 2012 special issue. The special issue will discuss about the responsibilities of businesses and states in light of the relationship between business and human rights. Articles and book reviews examining the relationship and responsibilities are welcome for the special issue.
Topics
- The impact of business activities on national, regional and international human rights issues, such as water privatization, activities of pharmaceutical companies or the resource curse.
- State obligations to regulate and constrain business activities. Articles might assess the future application of the Guiding Principles submitted by UNSRSG John Ruggie in 2010.
- The impact of investment treaties and/or contracts on human rights (e.g. stabilization clauses).
- The legal structure of corporations and its potential impact on human rights (e.g. legal separation between parent companies and subsidiaries).
- Privatization of public obligations of the welfare state (e.g. regarding housing, or security and policing services).
- The roles of international organisations in addressing human rights violations resulting from business activities.
- The rights and obligations of businesses, as assessed through cases at international and domestic courts (e.g. Financial Times v UK (ECtHR, 2010) or cases under the ATCA).
- Human rights in the face of globalising industry and growing interdependency between and among economic, social and environmental actors.
- The potential of the UN Convention Against Corruption to affect the impact of business on human rights
Contributions from academics, practitioners and postgraduate students are welcome. The EHRR accepts academic articles, conference reports, book reviews and edited transcripts of interviews with key figures in the field of human rights. EHRR also encourage the submission of short notes and commentaries on recent developments, on-going cases, current initiatives and research relevant to human rights protection (1000 words maximum).
Selection Criteria
In the first instance, the Editorial Board filters articles to determine generic acceptability in terms of content and style. Next, the article is anonymously reviewed by at least two EHRR reviewers. Finally, the Editorial Board reads the reviewer reports and decides whether to:
- accept the article for publication, or
- accept the article for publication subject to revisions, or
- recommend that the paper be rewritten and resubmitted, or
- reject the article as unsuitable for publication in the EHRR.
Note that once a submission has been accepted, the author (or all authors for multiple author submissions) must submit a Copyright Transfer Form.
Last date for submitting the papers is February 1, 2012.
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