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HUQUQ Review of Books is a space to engage with the latest academic publications focusing on rights from a variety of disciplines.

  • If you are interested in contributing a book review, please start by looking at the format and style of the published reviews.
  • Potential contributors are kindly asked to let us know in advance about the book(s) they wish to review: please include information about your research interests and experience. Please let us know if you have an existing personal or professional relationship with the book’s authors/editor.

Guidelines

  • These guidelines are designed to help potential reviewers when writing their reviews. While each work may require specific style and specific approach, we nonetheless expect the review to appraise the work in relations to these areas:
    • Thesis: is the main argument or arguments of the work clear and readily available
    • Originality: Does the author(s) contribute original idea to the topic (human rights) and or to the discipline
    • Approach: does the author(s) employ clear method of analysis
    • Literature review: does the author(s) engage with other authors who wrote on the subject matter
    • Evidence: does the author present a body of evidence that is proportional to the generalizations and conclusions they make
    • Writing style: does the author use accessible and clear language
    • Other matters
  • Write your review in a professional, respectful manner. Keep in mind that you are review a work as written by someone else; do not judge the work based on how you would have written it.
  • Average length: ~ 1000 words
  • Please look at published reviews to identify the parts that you must include in your review, such as author’s name, publisher, edition, series, page count, format, ISBN, etc.

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