The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is looking for original articles and other submissions (book reviews, interviews with key figures and conference reports) from a broad range of disciplines addressing the topic: Implementation of judgments concerning Roma in Europe.
Within the broad range of judgments and decisions in the European and United Nations systems there is much discussion surrounding the government response to judgments and the implementation process. Although legally binding decisions, the European verdicts, particularly those related to Romani applicants, often require that immediate action (such as compensation) be provided to an individual but also imply general systemic, legal or other changes that are required of the state. The same can be said of decisions from the Council of Europe and UN treaty monitoring bodies, which are not legally binding, but may influence actions within a Member State.
Strategic litigation plays a significant and prominent role within the Roma rights movement. However, despite the number of positive judgments in Roma rights cases, a variety of experiences with implementation and non-implementation have limited the practical impact of these victories.
In this issue of Roma Rights, the ERRC seeks submissions relevant to the field of Roma Rights which reflect on and seek to provide answers to questions like:
* What is the history of implementation of decisions within the European context?
* What countries offer notable national examples (positive or negative) concerning the implementation of European judgments, with particular focus on Roma cases?
* What are the obstacles to implementation of judgments?
* What are the implications of implementation (or lack thereof) on Romani applicants and their communities?
* What differences exist between the individual and systemic portion of the implementation process?
* How is implementation monitored? How effective is it? In what ways might this process be improved?
* How have the courts evolved and adjusted to evoke better implementation of their judgments?
* What role is there for the civil society and the grassroots Roma movement to advocate for judgment implementation?
Individual testimonies reflecting the experiences of Romani persons are particularly welcome. Authors are encouraged to address the theme from other perspectives. Articles offering critical insight to lessons learned in similar situations in different countries, as well as submissions reflecting the perspective of the grassroots Roma movement are also welcome.
Process -- Full articles must be submitted to the ERRC by 15 April 2010. All submissions will be reviewed by a committee of ERRC staff who will make the final selection of articles for publication. Due to limited space, it may not be possible to publish all articles submitted. Please send queries and submissions to Catherine Twigg: catherine.twigg@ errc.org.
Submission Guidelines
* All submissions and accompanying materials must be written in British English.
* Submissions must be in electronic form and accompanied by any relevant graphics or pictures.
* Submissions must follow the ERRC Style Sheet.
* The length of submissions should not exceed 6,000 words for articles and 2,500 words for other items (e.g. book reviews or conference reports), inclusive of footnotes.
* Footnote referencing should be utilised. Submissions with bibliographical referencing will be sent back to authors.
* All contributions must be original, previously unpublished material.
The ERRC reserves the right to refuse publication of submissions at any point prior to the publication of the Journal.
Background. The ERRC is an international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities to combat anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. The approach of the ERRC involves strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development and human rights training of Romani activists. Roma
Rights is the ERRC’s flagship journal. Published since 1996, Roma Rights has provided a forum for critical discussion of some of the most important human rights concerns of Roma in Europe. The journal is widely distributed in Europe and highly respected as a resource in this field. Each issue of Roma Rights is dedicated to a specific
theme. All issues of Roma Rights are available on the ERRC website.
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