''Human Rights Quarterly'' (''HRQ'') is a quarterly

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founded by Richard Pierre Claude in 1982 covering

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

. The journal is intended for scholars and policymakers and follows recent developments from both governments and

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s. It includes research in policy analysis, book reviews, and philosophical essays. The journal is published by the

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and the

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is Bert B. Lockwood, Jr. (Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights,

University of Cincinnati College of Law The University of Cincinnati College of Law is the law school of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. History The University of Cincinnati College of Law was founded in 1833 as the Cincinnati Law School. It is the fourth oldest conti ...

). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2014

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of 0.841, ranking it 68th out of 161 journals in the category "Political Science" and 23rd out of 41 journals in the category "Social Issues".

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