Australian Journal of Human Rights

The Australian Journal of Human Rights (AJHR) is Australia’s first peer reviewed journal devoted exclusively to human rights development in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and internationally. The law journal aims to raise awareness of human rights issues in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region by providing a forum for scholarship and discussion.

The Australian Journal of Human Rights examines legal aspects of human rights, along with associated philosophical, historical, economic and political considerations, across a range of issues, including aboriginal ownership of land, racial discrimination and vilification, human rights in the criminal justice system, children’s rights, homelessness, immigration, asylum and detention, corporate accountability, disability standards and free speech.

The Australian Journal of Human Rights is produced by the Australian Human Rights Centre of the University of New South Wales, and was awarded an A* ranking on the now disused ERA list published by the Australian Research Council in 2009.

The Australian Journal of Human Rights is available in hard copy format.