Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

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The Buffalo Human Rights Law Review is published once a year by law students at University at Buffalo School of Law. The Review’s editorial and general offices are located at:

604 John Lord O’Brian Hall
University at Buffalo School of Law
Buffalo, NY 14260

For additional information, please contact our office via email at
law-bhrlr@buffalo.edu.

The Buffalo Human Rights Law Review welcomes unsolicited manuscripts. The BHRLR annually publishes articles, book reviews, comments, and notes relevant to the contemporary protection of human rights. We particularly value submissions that offer interdisciplinary legal analyses of human rights issues. Articles accepted for publication will identify a compelling thesis, support that thesis with thorough argument and evidence, and offer constructive analysis and research that advances understanding of human rights law.

Submission Guidelines

The Buffalo Human Rights Law Review focuses on any issues concerning human rights, including topics that apply an interdisciplinary approach. The Editorial Board welcomes interested authors to submit their original manuscripts to our email address at law-bhrlr@buffalo.edu, the Buffalo Human Rights Law Review’s Scholastica account, or to:

604 John Lord O’Brian Hall
University at Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY 14260

Submissions should conform to Bluebook citation conventions, using consecutively-numbered footnotes rather than endnotes. Please use standard typeface and character size and double-space the body of your text. Manuscripts cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope.

Please accompany your submissions with the following:

  • Cover Letter (separate from the e-mail)
  • Article (in MS Word format)
  • Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Also, for electronic submissions, please include the title of your submission and the authors name in the subject line of the submission email:

  • “Article Submission: [Author name]” for articles;
  • “Essay Submission: [Author name]” for essays;
  • or “Book Review Submission: [Author name]” for book review.

Notification

The BHRLR makes publication decisions on a rolling basis. Please expect email confirmation when your article is received, and email notification of final publication decisions when decisions are reached. Most publication decisions are reached within two months of receipt.

Expedited Review

If you have received an offer from another journal for your Article, Essay, or Review and would like to request an expedited review, please send an email to law-bhrlr@buffalo.edu. The subject line of the e-mail should only include the title “Expedited Review.” In the body of the email, please include:

  • Your name
  • Title of your manuscript
  • Date your current offer expires
  • Deadline for a decision from the Buffalo Law Review
  • Your contact information (e-mail, phone number, mailing address)

Privacy

Submissions are held in strictest confidence, and shared only with BHRLR staff and board members. Contact information is used only to reach authors for reasons directly related to specific submissions. Such information is never shared with third-parties, and never used for mass-mail.

Editorial Privilege

The BHRLR reserves editorial privilege entirely.