Journal Articles
2023
- Alice Storey, Improving Recommendations from the UN’s Universal Periodic Review: A Case Study on Domestic Abuse in the UK, 35 Pace Int’l L. Rev. 193 (2023)
- Michael Lane (2023) The Universal Periodic Review: A Catalyst for Domestic Mobilisation, Nordic Journal of Human Rights.
- Rebecca, Y. ‘Intersectionality and the universal periodic review: A case study of Sudan’s women’s rights recommendations’ (2023) Women’s Studies International Forum
- Yooneui, K. ‘ A network analysis of naming and shaming in the Universal Periodic Review’ (2023),
2022
- Michael Lane, Damian Etone, The Human Rights Council: The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa (Routledge, 2021, xv + 215 pp, £36.99) ISBN 9781032175317 (pb)., Human Rights Law Review, Volume 22, Issue 2, June 2022, ngac016.
- Fukuda, K. ‘Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review as a Forum of Fighting for Borderline Recommendations? Lessons Learned from the Ground’ (2022) Northwestern Journal of Human Rights 20(2).
- Glušac, L. ‘Universal Periodic Review and Policy Change: The Case of National Human Rights Institutions’ (2022) Journal of Human Rights Practice 14(1), 285.
- Eszter Kirs, The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review and the State Reporting Procedure of UN Treaty Bodies on the Prosecution of Hate Crimes: The Hungarian Experience, Journal of Human Rights Practice, 2022
- Lane, M. ‘The UK Joint Committee on Human Rights and the United Nations Universal Periodic Review’ (2022) Journal of Human Rights Practice, forthcoming.
- McGaughey, F., Kenny, M.A., Maguire, A. and Harris Rimmer, S. ‘The centrality of international human rights law in the era of COVID-19’ (2022) Australian Journal of Human Rights 27.
- Nazir, A. ‘A UPR Perspective on Capital Punishment and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’ (2022) 19 Muslim World Journal of Human Rights 19, 1.
- Schimmel, N. (2022). The UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review as a Rhetorical Battlefield of Nations.
- Terman R. & Byun, J. ‘Punishment and Politicization in the International Human Rights Regime’ (2022) American Political Science Review 116, 385.
2021
- Čelebić, D. ‘Universal Periodic Review (UPR) handbook for civil society organisations (CSO) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)’ (2021) Human Rights Papers (56), 1.
- Cowell, F. ‘Reservations to human rights treaties in recommendations from the universal periodic review: an emerging practice?’ (2021) The International Journal of Human Rights 25(2), 274.
- McNeilly, K. ‘The Temporal Ontology of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’ (2021) Human Rights Law Review 21(1), 1.
- McNeilly, K. ‘How Time Matters in the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review: Humans, Objects and Time Creation’ (2021) Leiden Journal of International Law 34(3), 607.
- Mengesha Bashahider, Z. ‘Ethiopia’s human rights report to Universal Periodic Review (UPR): A critical overview of its preparation’ (2020) Cogent Social Sciences 6(1), 1.
- Sivakumaran, S., & Shah, S. ‘The use of international human rights law in the Universal Periodic Review’ (2021) Human Rights Law Review 21(2), 264.
- Storey A. ‘Challenges and Opportunities for the UN Universal Periodic Review: A Case Study on Capital Punishment in the USA’ (2021) UMKC Law Review 90, 129.
- Voss, M.J. (2021). ‘Contesting human rights defenders at the United Nations Human Rights Council’ (2021) Global Society, 1.
2020
- Chaney, P. ‘India at the crossroads? Civil society, human rights and religious freedom: critical analysis of CSOs’ third cycle Universal Periodic Review discourse 2012-2017′ (2020) The international journal of human rights 24 (5), 531.
- Cofelice, A., & De Perini, P. ‘The third Universal Periodic Review of Italy between recurring trends and new challenges’ (2020) Peace Human Rights Governance 4(2), 249.
- Cox, E. ‘State human rights performance and recommendations under the Universal Periodic Review’ (2020) All Azimuth: A Journal of Foreign Policy and Peace 9(1), 5.
- Delaney, K., Maguire, A., and McGaughey, F. ‘Australia’s Commitment to ‘Advance the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples around the Globe’ on the United Nations Human Rights Council’ (2020) 41 Adelaide Law Review 363.
- Etone, D. ‘Nigeria’s engagement with the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review: Potential for acculturation or risk of regression?’ (2020) African Journal of International and Comparative Law 28(2), 267.
- Haglund, J., & Hillebrecht, C. ‘Overlapping international human rights institutions: Introducing the Women’s Rights Recommendations Digital Database (WR2D2)’ (2020) Journal of Peace Research 57(5), 648.
- Nazir, A. ‘The Universal Periodic Review and the Death Penalty: A Case Study of Pakistan’ (2020) RSIL Law Review 4, 126.
- Smith, J. ‘Social movements and human rights’ (2020) [Manuscript in preparation] Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburg.
2019
- Bertotti, S. ‘Separate or inseparable? How discourse interpreting law and politics as separable categories shaped the formation of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’ (2019) The International Journal of Human Rights 23(7), 1140.
- Browning, Z. ‘A comparative analysis: Legal and historical analysis of protecting indigenous cultural rights involving land disputes in Japan, New Zealand, and Hawai’i.’ (2019) Washington International Law Journal Association 28(1), 207.
- Carraro, V. ‘Promoting compliance with human rights: The performance of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review and treaty bodies’ (2019) International Studies Quarterly 63(4), 1079.
- De Mesquita, J. ‘The Universal Periodic Review: A valuable new procedure for the right to health?’ (2019) Health and Human Rights 21(2), 263.
- Etone, D. ‘Theoretical challenges to understanding the potential impact of the Universal Periodic Review mechanism: Revisiting theoretical approaches to state human rights compliance’ (2019) Journal of Human Rights 18(1), 36.
- Higgins, N. ‘Creating a space for indigenous rights: The Universal Periodic Review as a mechanism for promoting the rights of indigenous peoples’ (2019) The International Journal of Human Rights 23(1-2), 125.
- Jordaan, E .‘Elephants in the Room: Botswana and the United Nations Universal Period Review,’ (2019) Nordic Journal of Human Rights 37(1), 42.
- Kahn-Nisser, S. ‘When the targets are members and donors: Analyzing inter-governmental organizations’ human rights shaming’ (2019) The Review of International Organizations 14(3), 431.
- Maguire, A., McGaughey, F., & Monaghan, G. ‘Performance or performativity? Australia’s membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council’ (2019) Australian Journal of Human Rights 25(2), 317.
- Nazir, A. ‘The Universal Periodic Review and Muslim States’ Engagement’ (2019) Journal of International Law and Islamic Law 15, 1.
2018
- Bae, S.H. ‘Power, politization, and network positions: Explaining state participation in the UPR’ (2018) The Korean Journal of International Studies 16(3), 335.
- Bueno de Mesquita, J., Thomas, R., Gauter, C., Havkwist, A., Hoddy, R., Larasati, A., Gjerdset, I. L., Perrone, G., Sadiq, T., & Smith, R. A. ‘Monitoring the sustainable development goals through human rights accountability reviews.’ (2018) Bulletin of the World Health Organization 96(9), 627.
- Chaney, P. ‘Civil society, human rights and religious freedom in the People’s Republic of China: analysis of CSOs’ Universal Periodic Review discourse’ (2018) The international journal of human rights 22 (4), 503.
- Cowell, F. ‘Understanding the legal status of Universal Periodic Review recommendations’ (2018) Cambridge International Law Journal 7(1), 164.
- Duyck, S., Eschke, N., Phung, S. ‘National human rights institutions and the 2018 UN Climate Conference: incorporating human rights in the implementation guidelines of the Paris Agreement’ (2018) German Institute for Human Rights 20.
- Etone, D. ‘African states: Themes emerging from the Human rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’ (2018) Journal of African Law 62(2), 201.
- Hernandez-Połczyńska, A. ‘Immigration problems facing the European Union from the perspective of UN Human Rights Council mechanisms’ (2018) Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza 8, 77.
- Hong, M.H. ‘Legal commitments to United Nations human rights treaties and higher monitoring standards in the Universal Periodic Review’ (2018) Journal of Human Rights 17(5), 660.
- McGaughey, F. ‘From Gatekeepers to GONGOs: a Taxonomy of Non-Governmental Organisations Engaging with United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms’ (2018) Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights, 111.
- Milewicz, K.M., & Goodin, R.E. ‘Deliberative capacity building through international organizations: The case of the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights’ (2018) British Journal of Political Science 48(2), 513.
- Pizzarossa, L.B.‘Peer-reviewing abortion laws: Lessons from the Universal Periodic Review’ (2018) Economic and Social Rights in South Africa 19(3), 4.
- Terman, R., & Voeten, E. ‘The relational politics of shame: Evidence from the Universal Periodic Review’ (2018) The Review of International Organizations 13(1), 1.
- Yadav, V., & Kirk, J.A. ‘State homophobia? India’s shifting UN positions on LGBTQ issues’ (2018) Globalizations 15(5), 670.
2017
- Asgari, E., & Sanaei, A. ‘Measuring countries’ human rights positions in UN Universal Periodic Review’ (2017) [Manuscript in preparation] University of California, Berkeley.
- Carraro, V. ‘The United Nations treaty bodies and Universal Periodic Review: Advancing human rights by preventing politicization?’ (2017) Human Rights Quarterly 39(4), 943.
- Chow, J.T. ‘North Korea’s participation in the Universal Periodic Review of human rights’ (2017) Australian Journal of International Affairs 71(2), 146.
- Cofelice, A. ‘Italy and the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Playing the two-level game’ (2017) Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica 47, 227.
- Davis-Roberts, A., & Carroll, D.J. ‘International election observer recommendations and UN human rights mechanisms: Toward a more robust system of global accountability on democracy and human rights’ (2017) Nordic Journal of Human Rights 35(4), 311.
- Etone, D. ‘The Effectiveness of South Africa’s engagement with the Universal Periodic review (UPR): potential for ritualism?’ (2017) South African Journal on Human Rights 33(2), 258.
- Lagon, M. P. ‘Reflections on global justice and American exceptionalism: The United States as a model for the world?’ (2017) World Affairs 180(1), 42.
- Mao, J., & Sheng, X. ‘Strength of review and scale of response: A qualitative analysis of Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review on China’ (2017)Buffalo Human Rights Law Review 23, 2.
- McGaughey, F. ‘The role and influence of non-governmental organisations in the Universal Periodic Review—International context and Australian case study’ (2017) Human Rights Law Review 17(3), 421.
- McGaughey, F. ‘Advancing, Retreating or Stepping on Each Other’s Toes? The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in United Nations Human Rights Treaty Body Reporting and the Universal Periodic Review’ (2017) Australian Year Book of International Law 35, 187.
- Mostofi-far, F., Hashemi, F., & Sajadpoor, S.M.K. ‘The accountability levels of Saudi Arabia towards United Nations mechanisms (2009-2016)’ (2017) International Journal of Political Science 7(1), 1.
- Stephan, S. ‘Participation, citizenship and transfrontier exchanges – engaging international bodies in 2015’ (2017) European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online 14(1), 120.
- Yi, E. ‘An overview and analysis of the second Universal Periodic Review of the DPRK: universality and politicization of human rights’ (2017) The Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law 1, 247.
2015
- Ahl, B. The rise of China and international human rights law’ (2015) Human Rights Quarterly 37(3), 637
- Baird, N. ‘The role of international non-governmental organizations in the Universal Periodic Review of Pacific Island States: Can ‘doing good’ be done better?’ (2015) Melbourne Journal of International Law 16(2), 1.
- Cowan, J.K., & Billaud, J. ‘Between learning and schooling: the politics of human rights monitoring at the Universal Periodic Review’ (2015) Third World Quarterly 36(6), 1175.
- Desmond, A. ‘The triangle that could square the circle? The UN International Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, the EU and the Universal Periodic Review’ (2015) European Journal of Migration & Law 17(1), 39.
- Dominguez Redondo, E. and McMahon, E. ‘More Honey Than Vinegar: A Peer-Based Approach to Promoting Universal Human Rights Norms’ (2015) The Canadian Yearbook of International Law 51.
- Rana, S. ‘Review or rhetoric? An analysis of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’ (2015) Independent Study Project, SIT Switzerland.
2014
- Khoo, Y.H. ‘Malaysia’s human rights performance: Assessment of its first session of Universal Periodic Review in the United Nations Human Rights Council’ (2014) Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 6(1), 19.
- Smith, R. ‘A review of African States in the first cycle of the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’ (2014) African Journal of Human Rights 14(2), 346.
- Smith, R. ‘Form over substance? – China’s contribution to human rights through universal periodic review’ (2014) Asian Yearbook of International Law 17.
2013
- Cochrane, L., & McNeilly, K. ‘The United Kingdom, the United Nations Human Rights Council and the first cycle of the Universal Periodic Review’ (2013) International Journal of Human Rights 17(1), 152.
- Hendrix, C.S., & Wong, W.H. ‘When is the pen truly mighty? Regime types and the efficacy of naming and shaming in curbing human rights abuses’ (2013) British Journal of Political Science 43(3), 651.
- McMahon, E., Busia, K. and Ascherio, M. ‘Comparing Peer Reviews: The Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council and the African Peer Review Mechanism’ (2013) African and Asian Studies 12(3).
- Smith, R. ‘“To see themselves as others see them” – the Five Permanent Members of the Security Council and the Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review’ (2013) Human Rights Quarterly 35(1), 1.
- Viegas e Silva, M. ‘The United Nations Human Rights Council: Six years on’ (2013) SUR International Journal on Human Rights 10(18), 97.
2012
- Dominguez Redondo, E. ‘The Universal Periodic Review: Is There Life Beyond Naming and Shaming in Human Rights Implementation?’ (2012) New Zealand Law Review 4, 673.
- McMahon, E. and Ascherio, M. ‘A Step Ahead in Promoting Human Rights? The Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council’ (2012) Global Governance 18(2).
2011
- De Frouville, O. ‘Building a Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights: The Way Forward’ (2011) INTERSENTIA 31, 241.
- Stauffer, H. ‘Asean and the evolving state of human rights’ (2011) Social Space, 68.
2010
2008
Edited Collections
- Ashley, L. ‘Global governance to address land rights and local ills: evaluating the potential of the Universal Periodic Review’ in Calvo, S. and Morales, A. (eds) Social Innovation in Latin America: Maintaining and Restoring Social and Natural Capital (Routledge 2021).
- Elizalde, P. ‘A horizontal pathway to impact? An assessment of the Universal Periodic Review at 10’ in A. Brysk & M. Stohl (eds) Contesting Human Rights (Edward Elgar Publishing 2019)
- La Vaccara, A. ‘Strengthening compliance with IHL: An Achilles’ heel? Reflections on the 32nd international conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent’ in J. Rehman, A. Shahid, & M. Dickinson (eds) The Asian yearbook of human rights and humanitarian law (Brill 2017).
- Martin, C. ‘The UPR and its impact on the protection role of AICHR in Southeast Asia’ in J. Gomez & R. Ramcharan (eds) The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (Palgrave Macmillan 2018).
- McConnell, L., & Smith, R. ‘Mixing Methods’: reflections on compatibility’ in L. McConnell & R. Smith (eds) Research methods in human rights (Routledge 2018).
- Ravi, M. ‘The abolition of the death penalty in Southeast Asia: The arduous march forward’ in J. Gomez & R. Ramcharan (eds) The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (pp. 77-96). (Palgrave Macmillan 2018).
- Riches, L. ‘Legal and Normative Pluralism: The Universal Periodic Review’ in Lemay-Hebert, N. and Freedman, R. (eds) Hybridity: Law, Culture and Development (Routledge 2017).
- Siagian, H. D. M. ‘Freedom of Religion and Belief in Indonesia: Raising Awareness Through the Universal Periodic Review’ in J. Gomez & R. Ramcharan (eds) The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (Springer 2017).
- Storey A. and Eccleston-Turner M. ‘Transparency, Accountability, and Legitimacy in the United Nations’ Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review’, in, Salvador Santino Regilme Jr. & Irene Hadiprayitno (eds) Human Rights at Risk: Rethinking International Institutions, American Power, and the Future of Dignity (Rutgers University Press 2022).
- Talesco, C., & Valentine, B.S. ‘The Universal Periodic Review of Timor-Leste: Achieving justice for past human rights abuses under Indonesian rule’ in J. Gomez & R. Ramcharan (eds) The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (Palgrave Macmillan 2018).
- Viljoen, F. ‘Minority sexual orientation as a challenge to the harmonised interpretation of international human rights law’ in C.M. Buckley, A. Donald, & P. Leach (eds) Towards convergence in international human rights law (Brill 2017).
- White, M.J.V. ‘Addressing human rights protection gaps: Can the Universal Periodic Review process live up to its promise?’ in J. Gomez & R. Ramcharan (eds) The Universal Periodic Review of Southeast Asia (Palgrave Macmillan 2018).
Monographs
- Etone, D. The Human Rights Council: The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa (1st edn, Routledge 2020).
- Jordaan, E. South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council: The Fate of the Liberal Order (Routledge 2020).
- McGaughey, F. Non-governmental Organisations and the United Nations Human Rights System (Routledge 2021).
Theses
- Ashley, L. ‘A Critical Appraisal of Human Rights Monitoring through the Lens of Global Governance Theory: The Universal Periodic Review in relation to Yemen as a State in Crisis’ (PhD Thesis, University of Leeds 2018).
- Frazier, D. ‘Evaluating the implementation of UPR recommendations: A quantitative analysis of the implementation efforts of nine UN member states’ (unpublished master’s thesis, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University 2011)
- Hong, M.H. ‘Crafting reputation before domestic and international audiences: Autocratic participation in the United Nations Human Rights institutions’ (unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Michigan 2016)
- Ramberg, E.T. ‘(De)evolving norms: The illiberal vernacularisation of human rights’ (unpublished master’s thesis, University of Oslo 2019)
- Schlanbusch, M.D. ‘Sexual orientation and gender identity in the Universal Periodic Review’ (unpublished master’s thesis, University of Tromsø 2013)
Websites, blogs and online resources
- Advocacy Assembly, ‘3 Go-to databases for boosting your human rights research’ (2019): https://advocacyassembly.org/en/news/161/
- Anglican Communion, ‘Human Rights Accountability: The Universal Periodic Review’ (2021): https://www.anglicancommunion.org/mission/at-the-un/human-rights-accountability-the-universal-periodic-review.aspx
- Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Centre ‘A Practical Guide to the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR)’ (January 2010): https://www.right-to-education.org/sites/right-to-education.org/files/resource-attachments/Human_Rights_Project_Guide_UPR_2010.pdf
- Lips, A., Villafranca, D.R., McBride, J., Girelli, G., Lai, G. ‘Making the Universal Periodic Review work for people who use drugs’ (PITCH, April 26 2019) https://frontlineaids.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PITCH_Making-UPR-Work-PUD-Report_web.pdf
- McMahon, E. & Johnson, E. ‘Evolution Not Revolution: An Analysis of the First and Second Cycles of the U.N. Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review Mechanism’ (The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, October 2016): http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/global/12806.pdf
- McMahon, E., Pescatore, M., Hanish, R., and Carr, F. ‘UPR: Do NGO-Suggested Recommendations Matter?’ (The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, November 2013): http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/iez/10343.pdf
- McMahon, E. ‘The First Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council: A Work in Progress’ (The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, September 2012): http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/genf/09297.pdf.
- Oas, R. ‘“Sexual Rights” proponents seek legitimacy through Universal Periodic Review. Center for Family & Human Rights’ (C-FAM, 17 November 2016) https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/sexual-rights-proponents-seek-legitimacy-through-universal-periodic-review/
- Out of the Margins. ‘Database of Recommendations’ (UPR info, February 2019). https://outofthemargins.org.uk/resources/database-of-recommendations-upr-info-2019/
- The UPR Project at BCU, https://www.bcu.ac.uk/law/research/centre-for-human-rights/consultancy/upr-project-at-bcu