Book Reviews

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.

To submit a review, you will need to sign up by creating an account or using a social media or email account. After signing up, email us and request that your account is upgraded to “Reviewer” membership. Please include a CV/resume  with your email request.

 

Sending books for review?

Publishers, authors, or their agents and representatives who wish to provide an eBook to interested reviewers may announce the availability of new titles in human rights here:

eBooks for Reviewers

For authors:

Authors may list  eBook (or send printed books) for review; authors may republish reviews of the reviews of their books that were published elsewhere with HUQUQ Review of Books. However, abstracts and editorial summaries cannot be published as Book reviews; Authors may submit abstracts and book summary in the Index of Works of Scholarship section of this platform.

Galleys and ARCs:

Publishers, authors, or publicists interested in having a forthcoming book on human rights be considered for pre-publication review by Prof. Souaiaia may inquire with him directly using this  Form.

Please send physical books  to:

Professor Ahmed Souaiaia
Book Reviews
University of Iowa
314 Gilmore Hall
Iowa City
Iowa, 52242

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