The Human Rights Brief (HRB) is an electronic publication at American University Washington College of Law (WCL). The HRB, WCL’s oldest Brief, was founded in 1994 in partnership with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Today, the HRB maintains global readership, and it is supervised by an eight-person Faculty Advisory Board. Student staff members participate in creating and editing content in a variety of mediums, and they learn valuable skills through workshops, events, and mentorship opportunities.
Current Issue: Volume 27, Issue 2 (2024)
Article
Student Columns
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Treaty Mechanisms as a Threat to Climate and Sustainable Development Goals
Johanna Leffler
Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A Human Rights-Based Argument for Extending the Eighth Amendment to Capital Punishment Methods
Brittany Walker
Regional Systems
Truth or Accountability: The Human Rights Violations of the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy and Reconciliation Act of 2023
McKenzie Gallagher
Forced Disappearances in Latin America are not Relics of the Past
Taylor Potenziano
Special Symposium Columns
Human Rights Lawyering in the 21st Century
Gemma Muirhead, Adrian Niedermann, Ailsa Ferland, Gloria Nunez, Kate Beckham, and Leena Alsayab
Legal Reforms and Women’s Rights Advocacy in Africa
Emelyne Calimoutou Dr.