Section Policies

Articles

Unpublished investigations are received in English and Spanish, they should significantly contribute to legal science. Once the formal requirements of this journal are complied, the articles are evaluated by two external reviewers, experts on the subject. The articles should have at least 5.000 words and 10.000 words maximum (without notes and bibliographic references.) We value the contributions from authors external to the editorial entity.

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Notes

We receive unpublished studies about books, articles, legislation or jurisprudence. They should have a maximum wording of 4.999. Unlike the articles´section, notes would be reviewed by the Editorial Committee only, and the decision of publication would lie on the Board. Notes would not have an abstract, key words nor documental index.

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Bibliographic reviews

We receive reviews on new legal books (not older than 2 years old). These reviews should have a maximum of 2.000 words. They would be reviewed by the Editorial Committee, and the decision of publication would lie on the Board. Book reviews would not have an abstract nor keywords.

 

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Miscellaneous Publications

This section gathers studies from different nature, related to the institutional organization of the Journal, events or others. This content is defined by the Editorial Committee.

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Translations

Translations of articles or studies regarding legal science would be in English and Spanish. Eventually, other languages could be translated as well. The works are selected by the Editorial Committee of the Journal RYD. They should have a maximum of 10.000 words, and they should have the corresponding legal authorization to be published.

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Dossier

In the Dossier section, we periodically publish original articles related to a particular topic. This section has the same rules as the section Articles.

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Dosier 2019/1

It was published during 2019, in book format and registered under ISBN. It is a collective work gathering articles about court sentences – enforcement from the Interamerican Human Rights Court, coordinated by Laura Alicia Camarillo Govea and Andrés Rousset Siri.

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