[CFP] European Yearbook on Human Rights 2026

Name for Papers: European Yearbook on Human Rights 2026

The European Yearbook on Human Rights (EYHR) invitations submissions for its 2026 version on topical developments within the subject of human rights in Europe and past. 2026 marks the anniversaries of the Worldwide Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Worldwide Covenant on Financial, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). We’ll take the chance to take a step again and discover how the European human rights system, anchored within the Council of Europe, the EU and the OSCE, has interacted and has been formed and influenced by the worldwide and different regional human rights programs.

The European human rights system has lengthy been thought to be a worldwide chief in human rights safety. Nevertheless, it has additionally confronted criticism for lagging behind or failing to adequately handle rising human rights points. This name for papers seeks to critically look at the interconnections, synergies, and divergences between the worldwide, regional and the European human rights programs. We’re notably thinking about contributions that

Mirror on the legacy and relevance of the ICCPR and ICESCR in shaping European human rights legislation and observe.

Analyze areas the place the European human rights system has demonstrated management and innovation, serving as a mannequin for different areas or the worldwide system.

Establish areas the place the European system has fallen quick and may gain advantage from classes discovered from the worldwide or different regional human rights programs.

We welcome submissions from lecturers, practitioners, policymakers, and human rights advocates that handle, however are usually not restricted to, the next themes:

The Legacy of the Worldwide Covenants on Human Rights in Europe

How have the ICCPR and ICESCR influenced the event of European human rights legislation and jurisprudence?

To what extent have European establishments, such because the ECtHR and the EU, built-in the ideas of the Covenants into their frameworks?

European Management in Human Rights Safety

By which areas has the European human rights system set world requirements or led the best way in modern approaches? Examples might embrace the safety of privateness and information rights, the prohibition of torture, or the development of LGBTQ+ rights.

How has the European system influenced the event of worldwide human rights norms and practices?

What classes can different areas or the worldwide system be taught from Europe’s successes?

Areas of Weak point and Alternatives for Studying

The place has the European human rights system struggled to fulfill its obligations or adapt to new challenges? Examples might embrace the safety of socio-economic rights, addressing systemic racism, or guaranteeing accountability for human rights violations in battle zones.

How can the European system draw on the experiences of the worldwide human rights system or different regional mechanisms (e.g., the Inter-American or African human rights programs) to deal with these gaps?

Rising Challenges and the Approach Ahead

How can the European and worldwide and regional human rights programs work collectively to deal with rising world challenges, comparable to synthetic intelligence, local weather change, and pandemics?

What mechanisms or reforms are wanted to reinforce the interaction between the European and worldwide programs?

How can civil society and different stakeholders contribute to bridging gaps and fostering collaboration between these programs?

Authors will likely be invited to submit full contributions primarily based on an summary (max 500 phrases) that ought to be ship by 5 December 2025. Abstracts ought to be submitted with a brief bio to [email protected]. The deadline for submitting the manuscript is finish of March 2026.

The Yearbook is edited by representatives of the key Austrian human rights analysis, coaching and instructing establishments – the European Coaching and Analysis Centre for Human Rights and Democracy of the College of Graz; the Austrian Human Rights Institute of the College of Salzburg and the Vienna Discussion board for Democracy and Human Rights – in addition to the International Campus of Human Rights, Venice. It’s printed by Brill and all contributions are topic to a double-blind assessment course of guaranteeing the very best educational requirements.