The Columbia Human Rights Law Review (HRLR) seeks to publish and distribute legal analysis and discussion of civil liberties and human rights under both international and domestic law. HRLR believes that thoughtful discussion of human rights issues and broad dissemination of information about legal remedies for human rights violations promote human rights around the world. To this end, HRLR has published a law review of scholarly articles and commentary covering domestic and international human rights issues since 1968. Due to the journal’s expansive view of human rights, HRLR articles cover a wide range of topics and are considered a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike. In addition, the HRLR enjoys a wide circulation-our subscribers are individuals, institutions, human rights organizations, and libraries in over forty countries. By virtue of the breadth of HRLR articles, and the wide audience that is reached, the Columbia Human Rights Law Review has a truly profound impact on the field of human rights.

The Columbia Human Rights Law Review calls for submissions to be published in Volume 54 of the Review. HRLR welcomes the submission of unsolicited manuscripts of proposed articles for possible publication. Accepted contributions generally deal directly with, or are otherwise relevant to, current ideas in international human rights and domestic civil rights law, including pieces from interdisciplinary perspectives. We seek pieces with balanced legal analysis, or pieces that justify a position and advocate it cogently. We welcome works by scholars, practitioners, and others with knowledge of the human rights field. Submissions are welcome from practitioners, law professors, recent graduates, and interested scholars in other disciplines. BIPOC authors, LGBTQI2S+ authors, disabled authors, authors from low-income backgrounds, and all authors from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in human rights legal scholarship are especially encouraged to submit pieces. We are particularly interested in the following types of submissions: Submissions from practitioners in the fields of international and domestic human rights and civil rights. Submissions with empirical analysis whose findings can be independently verified. Submit only one, double spaced copy of your manuscript. We greatly prefer if submissions appear in Microsoft Word format. Submitted articles should range from 10,000 to 30,000 words and be double-spaced in a 12-point font with 1″ margins. Text and citations should conform to A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020) (“The Bluebook”). Footnotes are strongly preferred over endnotes. We encourage the use of gender-neutral language.