Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights

Another school year is coming to a close @UCincinnatiLaw. We thank our student editors, and especially those graduating, for their work to bring that past three Human Rights Quarterly issues to publication! #HumanRightsLaw #publishing

It’s August 1! Human Rights Quarterly Volume 46, Number 3 has arrived right on time. You can find six new articles and three book reviews published by @JHUPress, available @ProjectMUSE now. #AcademicPublishing #HumanRightsLaw muse.jhu.edu/issue/52968

The obligation to prevent human rights violations has received little attention in the human rights community. In "Prevention is Better than a Cure," Sigrun I. Skogly considers the sources of the obligation to prevent violations in int'l human rights law. #bio_bio01" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

In “Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England,” Dominic McGoldrick considers the context, development, and significance of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

In HRQ 46.2 @skip_mark, Mikhail Filippov & @DavidCingranel2 use CIRIGHTS Data Project scores to discover global patterns in government respect for human rights and discuss the implications of these patterns for future research and policymaking. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

In the latest Human Rights Quarterly, @hamlinr1, Jamie Rowen, and Luz María Sánchez show the disconnect between the Colombian state's original goal to assist migrants with return as a form of reparation and displaced Colombians' goals for stability abroad. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

📢I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to join my team & support @srpoverty to influence global policy making on #poverty & #HumanRights Apply by Monday 8 July 2024: srpoverty.org/2024/06/14/adv… #Hiring #Jobs

In the May 2024 Human Rights Quarterly, Alexandra Byrne, Bilen Zerie, and @kelly_zvobgo offer the first systematic, global study of setting and implementing the memorialization agenda in post-violence societies. #HistoricalMemory @ProjectMUSE @JHUPress muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

“What Kind of Court Is This?”: Perceptions of International Justice Among Rohingya Refugees is now #OpenAccess @ProjectMUSE from @JHUPress. Payam Akhavan, @bechamilton & @AntoniaMulvey convey what justice means to Rohingya survivors of genocide. Read it➡️muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

Thank you so much to @brouklondon for inviting me to participate in this incredibly important discussion and to my co-panelists @Arsalan_Suleman @tunkhin80 @thinzashunleiyi, the audience who asked excellent Qs, and moderator extraordinaire @akila_rad Recap of the discussion 👇

Please join us for this important event tomorrow: "The Intensifying Rohingya Genocide", 14.00-15.30 London time, online via zoom. With speakers @Arsalan_Suleman @ErinFarrellRos1 @thinzashunleiyi and @tunkhin80. Moderated by @akila_rad. Register here us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Human Rights Quarterly Volume 46, Number 2, published by @JHUPress is out now! This issue is composed of six articles and three book reviews, all available @ProjectMUSE. muse.jhu.edu/issue/52443

Adelin-Costin Dumitru challenges the interpretation of refugees as passive beneficiaries of political decisions and makes a case for their enfranchisement in HRQ 46.1 @ProjectMUSE #Refugees #humanrightslaw muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

What are the #HumanRights roles of social workers in relation to the state? Alicia Dibbets takes a novel approach to this question, exploring human rights roles attributed to public service professionals by @UN Treaty Bodies in HRQ 46.1 @ProjectMUSE muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

Int'l law has come a long way in outlawing chemical weapon usage during warfare, but modern warfare demonstrates compliance control is lacking. Nadia Ahmad explores the jurisdictional gaps in armed conflicts and provides recommendations in the latest HRQ. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

📢 New publication alert With @ShaunaGillooly + IJL affiliated scholar @Dan_E_Solo, IJL director @kelly_zvobgo develops + evaluates a theory of why + how autocrats use truth commissions. “Co-Opting Truth” is out now in Human Rights Quarterly (@JHUPress)! doi.org/10.1353/hrq.20…

Cóman Kenny and @TravisFarr01 argue that #genocide has been inaccurately interpreted by international courts, and current events give the International Criminal Court the opportunity to definitively interpret the crime of genocide in the February 2024 HRQ. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

In HRQ 46.1 @IndigoooBlue argues that the richness and flexibility of Islamic law can effectively advance the argument of universality and cultural legitimacy of #humanrights in “Sharia and Human Rights Law in the Constitutional Framework of Gulf States.” muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

Special delivery! The first issue of Volume 46 of the Human Rights Quarterly published by @JHUPress is now available @ProjectMUSE. muse.jhu.edu/issue/52013

Staying inside with a new book in these winter months? We have seven book reviews in the latest Human Rights Quarterly to help you decide which book to read first. Reviewers include @HowardRhod47786 @richardawilson7 and more. muse.jhu.edu/issue/51342