Human Rights Quarterly

Human Rights Quarterly

Infobox Journal
title = Human Rights Quartlery


discipline = Political Science, Policy Studies, Law
abbreviation = HRQ
website = http://www.law.uc.edu/morgan/hrqindex.html
publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press
country = USA
history = 1979 to present
ISSN = 0275-0392

"Human Rights Quarterly" is an academic journal founded in 1979 and is widely recognized as a leading resource on the subject of human rights. The journal is intended for scholars and policymakers alike, and follows recent developments from both governments and NGOs. It includes research in policy analysis, book reviews, and philosophical essays from experts in an assortment of disciplines. The editor is Dr. Bert B. Lockwood, Jr. of the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

The journal is published quarterly in February, May, and August, and November. Circulation is 1,533 and the average length of an issue 232 pages.

ee also

*Universal Declaration of Human Rights
*Human rights law

External links

* [http://www.law.uc.edu/academics/morgan_index.shtml Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights]
* [http://www.law.uc.edu/faculty/lockwood.html Homepage of Dr. Bert B. Lockwood, Jr.]
* [http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/human_rights_quarterly/ Human Rights Quarterly at Project MUSE]


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