Rights in Review 2010

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Welcome to

jhr

’ssecond installmentof

Rights in Review

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our annualpeer-reviewedacademic journal:through scholarshipaddressing rightsawareness andimproving peaceand security, jhrlooks to provide a

forum fordialogue

and the

exchange ofideas

from a varietyof perspectivesregarding thepressing humanrights and social justice issues of ourday.

RIGHTS

IN REVIEW

2010

P E E R R E V I E W E D

A C A D E M I C J O U R N A L

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jhr | Journalists for Human Rights

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JOURNAL

MISSION STATEMENT

jhr is Canada’s largest international media development organization.Our goal - to make everyone in the world fully aware of his and her rights - is asunique as it is powerful.

R I G H T S

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Managed through jhr’s Toronto Head Ofﬁce,

jhr:

Rights in Review

is an academic journal that is rooted in and reﬂective of jhr’s unique mandate: harnessing the powerof the Communications Age and

Rights Media

- the central process of writing,collecting, editing, producing, and distributing media to create

societal dialogue

on human rights issues. In this spirit, the creation of Rights in Review is ahumanitarian adventure undertaken by jhr and

students

who wish to participate inthe enhancement of human rights knowledge and media mobilization.With the aim of

making each and every individual in the world aware of his orher rights

,

Rights in Review

speciﬁcally encourages the innovative discussion of increasing rights awareness, improving peace and security, and strengthening thedemocratization process both within Canada - as well as internationally. Central to jhr’s aim of continually shaping and challenging human rights awareness anddiscourse is our commitment to a comparative and interdisciplinary understandingof various rights issues around the globe.

Rights in Review

employs a rigorous and transparent editorial policy to ensure thatcontributions meet the highest academic standards. This is achieved by way of apeer-review process and encouraging thought-provoking, original, and forward-looking publications by students of all levels of study.

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SUBMISSION

STANDARDS

journal criteria & review processStudent Submissions jhr:

Rights in Review

is centered on student writing, and provides an excellentopportunity to be published. Students are encouraged to submit written pieces inthe form of academic essays, a recent development commentary, or a book note.Submission Guidelines

Rights in Review

is looking to publish well-written and original scholarship abouthuman rights and related subjects. We are looking for articles addressing any issuesin line with jhr’s mandate of increasing rights awareness, improving peace andsecurity, an strengthening the democratization process.We request that contributors comply with the following standards:

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Electronic Submission: we encourage authors to submit their manuscriptselectronically and preferably in Microsoft Word format.

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All submissions must be original works.

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Articles will be accepted in English, and can be written by anyone.

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While there is no limitation to the length of the articles, the editors do encourageconciseness in wording.