The journal is especially aimed at academics and activists dedicated to
the study and the defense of human rights. Our main purpose is to divulge the
viewpoints of the Global South, stressing their specificity, and facilitating
the contact among its members, without ignoring the important contributions of
the more developed countries. The journal is published by
SUR HUMAN
RIGHTS UNIVERSITY NETWORK The issues of the journal are not
thematic, thus permitting the publication of articles dealing with human rights
from multiple perspectives. For our next issue - No. 5 - however, we will
prioritize articles which, preferentially - not exclusively - deal with the
following topics:
Innovative mechanisms to protect HR in countries
with federative systems:In cases of countries that have a federative
system, the "union" or the "federal government" is responsible at the
international level for human rights violations. Some countries have created
mechanisms to prevent and solve at the national level potential cases that could
be brought to the international arena. Ways to nationally implement decisions of
international bodies are also in debate in many countries. Sur invites authors
to submit articles that provide for a deep analysis of these mechanisms.
Comparative articles are especially welcomed.
Racism and the impact
of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
related Intolerance (WCAR) - DurbanIn September 2001, in the third World
Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance (WCAR), States adopted concrete commitments for ending racism.
UNLIKE other World Conferences, Durban will not have an official UN global +5
event, although Chile and Brazil will organize a regional follow up Conference
in July 2006. Sur invites academics, activists and specialists to submit
articles that analyze the impact of the conference on the definition racial
discrimination, continuing manifestations around the world, and the
implementation of commitments adopted by the States at Durban.
UN
Reform: New Human Rights Council and the OHCHRLast March 15, the UN
General Assembly approved the main characteristics of the new Human Rights
Council. The new Council will develop the modalities of the new "universal
periodic review" within a year of its first session. It will also review and
rationalize the system of special procedures of the Commission on Human Rights
in the same time period. Concomitantly, the OHCHR has gone through a deep reform
and has decided to produce yearly a "Global Report" about human rights in the
world. Sur invites authors to submit articles that identify new ways for
governments and NGOs to influence the human rights organs and activities of the
UN, such as by making proposals about the characteristics of this new global
report, or to identify the weaknesses and strengths of the "old" Human Rights
Commission.
These themes, as has been pointed out,
are not
exclusive - they are preferential.
Contributions should be sent
as electronic files in the MS Word format, to
surjournal@surjournal.org
containing:
- Between 7,000 and 10,000 words.
- Footnotes that are
concise and objective. (Please find at the end of this text the rule for
citation.
- Short biography of author with a maximum of 50 words.
-
Abstract with no more than 150 words, including keywords for the required
bibliographical classification
- Date when the paper was
written.
Articles can be sent in at any time, though only submissions
received before
June 30, 2006, may be included in issue number
5. Articles received after that date will be considered for subsequent issues.
Ideally articles should be original and unpublished. Exceptionally,
however, relevant contributions already published elsewhere may be accepted,
provided the required authorizations are granted. Please inform if, where and
when the paper has been published before.