Award-winning Open Access International Human Rights Law textbook has been published
The book is accessible to all and free of charge.
We understand the difficulties students everywhere face in accessing good quality academic resources. Academic books can be prohibitively expensive, while other materials are often locked behind paywalls. This is why we have created this completely free, open access resource.
The textbook, ‘Open Access International Human Rights Law,’ is the culmination of a huge, award-winning collaboration between academics, post-graduate researchers, Master of Laws (LLM) and undergraduate students at the School of Law. It was edited by School of Law academics Dr Stuart Wallace and Dr Clare James.
Chapters were authored by the editors and other academics working in the School, Professor Ilias Trispiotis, Dr Zoe Tongue and Dr Nina Herzog, Dr Nazia Yaqub, alongside postgraduate researchers Colin Gregory and Erika Moranduzzo.
A dedicated group of students contributed as Research Assistants, including: Valeria Caroli, Mark Fa, Nithyakalyani Narayanan Vinod, Rhealeth Ramos, Alice Clements, Oliver Keane, and Harry Roberts-Percy.
Dr Stuart Wallace says:
International Human Rights Law is supposed to be universal, and we believe knowledge and understanding of it should be universal too. People should be informed about their rights so that they can hold their governments to account.
“Open Access publishing is a vital tool in ensuring universal access to information about human rights, and this textbook provides a perfect resource for educating people on their rights.”
We want people across the world to use this textbook, to learn about the rights that they have under international law and to use them.
The book is completely free to anyone with an internet connection - all the sources are free to access and, because it is published under a Creative Commons license, users can remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes so long as attribution is given to the creators.
The textbook won the award for Student-Staff Partnership of the Year, a prize which celebrates those who exemplify the values of the Leeds Partnership: a shared commitment by students and staff to work collaboratively in support of the University community.
Reflecting on this achievement, Head of School Professor Louise Ellison told us:
The School of Law is incredibly proud of its staff, PGRs and students, not only for winning the award but for creating the textbook itself. This success demonstrates the strength of partnership at Leeds and showcases what can be achieved when staff and students work together to innovate, inspire, and make knowledge accessible to all.
The combined efforts of the team behind the textbook have produced a dynamic, open-access resource that will continue to evolve and support learning both within Leeds and beyond.
