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Open Access Human Rights and International Law Journals

The following comprises a selection of high-quality open access journals in the field of human rights and international and European law. Each journal is affiliated with or published by a university and follows a rigorous peer review process. Information on the scope, publisher, periodicity, and article processing charges (APC) has been provided below to assist academics and students with the process of publishing legal and related scholarship.

Human Rights Journals

African Human Rights Law Journal, University of Pretoria

As a leading journal on African scholarship, the African Human Rights Law Journal focuses on human rights topics specific to the African context. It aims to strengthen human rights scholarship in Africa by focusing on human rights protection and practices of democracy.

The journal is published in English in collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)

Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health

Health and Human Rights (HHR) provides a platform for rigorous scholarship on health-related human rights challenges and practices. It seeks to advance health as a fundamental human right and matter of social justice. By promoting activism, the journal aims to empower scholars to engage with human rights issues in the field of health.

HHR is affiliated with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, in partnership with the Dornsife School of Public Health, and Harvard Health and Human Rights Consortium. It is published in English.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: Conditional

Link to Journal | François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights

Human Rights Education Review, University of South-Eastern Norway

A key contributor to the study of human rights and education, the Human Rights Education Review (HRER) is a platform for research on human rights education theory, practice, policy, and philosophy. The intersection of human rights and diversity studies and the examination of diversity in education are focal points of the journal. Critical debate and innovation on topics of human rights education is encouraged.

HRER is published in English by the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Triannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | University of South-Eastern Norway

Inter: Journal of International Law and Human Rights, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Inter: Journal of International Law and Human Rights focuses on the study of human rights and international law and the dissemination of related academic research and work. The journal is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and is published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.  

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, Utrecht University

The Utrecht Journal of International and European Law is a student-led journal that publishes research on international and European law. It aims to promote progressive development in legal scholarship on an international forum. Every issue follows a particular theme selected by the Editors and is published in English by Utrecht University.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: Conditional

Link to Journal | Utrecht University

International/European Law Journals

Erasmus Law Review, Erasmus University

The Erasmus Law Review is a law journal that centres on critical legal scholarship and disciplines related to law, including criminology, political science, and sociology. Articles are published in three special issues, which are informed by specific themes, and one open issue each year.  The journal is published in English by Erasmus University.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Quarterly

APC: No

Link to Journal | Erasmus University

Feminists@law, University of Kent

Through its promotion of feminist legal knowledge and research, feminists@law aims to engage with critical issues and debates on law, justice, and feminism. Works that take a critical or theoretical approach to postcolonial, transnational, or poststructuralist topics are of particular interest to the journal. An interdisciplinary approach is taken, and all articles are published in English by the University of Kent.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | University of Kent

Oslo Law Review, University of Oslo

The Oslo Law Review publishes articles relating to law, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and philosophy. Of particular interest is scholarship concerning national, supranational, and international normative frameworks and the interaction thereof. The journal seeks to disseminate academic work that engages with legal issues, including Norwegian and Nordic legal cases. Articles are published in English.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | Scandinavian University Press

Tilburg Law Review, Tilburg University

As an international academic platform, the Tilburg Law Review aims to advance debate and dialogue on legal topics and developments in International and European law. It is broad in scope to cover the most current legal issues and research.  The journal is affiliated with the Tilburg Law School in the Netherlands and is published in English.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | Ubiquity Press

Utrecht Law Review, Utrecht University

The Utrecht Law Review publishes legal scholarship on constitutional and administrative law, criminal law, and private law European and public international law, and private law. It is concerned with the intersection of classic areas of law from a comparative law position. The journal also includes research from the fields of economics, political sciences, philosophy, and public administration.

Articles are published in English by Utrecht University.

Peer reviewed: Yes

Periodicity: Biannual

APC: No

Link to Journal | Utrecht University

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