Call for papers: International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy
The International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy is calling for papers for the first Volume of The International Yearbook on Human Rights and Drug Policy, the first and only peer-reviewed journal focusing on human rights and drugs.
The journal is open access and there is no fee for submission – each article is published online as in press once it has been peer-reviewed, edited and accepted. They are later combined into a yearly volume.
Deadline
The deadline for submissions for Volume 1 is 15th October 2010, but submissions are accepted on a rolling basis and later accepted submissions will be included in Volume 2.
Submission
Submissions are accepted in the following categories:
- Original articles – research and analysis on drug policy issues as they intersect with international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and/or public international law. Articles focusing on human rights-based approaches to drug policies are also invited.
- Opinion/Commentary – these submissions are designed to allow authors a forum to explore new and innovative thinking, promote debate and highlight emerging areas of interest.
- Case commentaries/summaries – these are intended to highlight and summarise new court decisions and other jurisprudence related to the Centre’s mandate.
- Responses – these are short comments on previously published papers.
The Centre is always willing to discuss ideas for articles or commentaries in advance of submission
Sample articles from the first volume of the yearbook
- ‘Targeted Killing of Drug Lords: Traffickers as Members of Armed Opposition Groups and/or Direct Participants in Hostilities’ by Patrick Gallahue
- ‘Canadian Court of Appeal upholds supervised injection site’s right to operate’ by Sandra Ka Hon Chu
For more information, including author guidelines, please click here.