Call for Submissions: Harvard Human Rights Journal, Volume 39 (2026), Submit Now

The Harvard Human Rights Journal publishes three types of student writing in the annual print issue: Notes, Comments, and Book Reviews.

Submission Guidelines

Subject Matter and Length: All submissions should address contemporary human rights issues from a legal perspective. Word counts include footnotes and appendices.
- - Notes: Similar to Articles in content and style. 10,000-15,000 words.
  - Comments: Should comment on recent court cases, events, or legislative developments and their wider implications for human rights. 2,500-5,000 words.
  - Book Reviews: Should discuss a recently released book. 1,000-2,500 words.
Eligibility: Current law students (e.g., JDs, LLMs, SJDs) and recent graduates (must have graduated within the past two years as of the submission date) are eligible.
Language: Although we recognize that human rights is an international field, we only publish pieces in English.
Citation Format: All assertions should be cited. We strongly prefer submissions that use footnotes rather than endnotes and that comply with The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020).

Instructions: We ask that all student submissions be submitted via email and in Microsoft Word format. Student submissions should be emailed as attachments to submissions.hhrj@mail.law.harvard.edu, with “Student Submission – [Law School Name] – [Last Name]” in the subject line, along with a CV or resume.

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