Editorial
| Date | 01 March 2015 |
| Published date | 01 March 2015 |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934411503300101 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
Netherlands Qu arterly of Human Ri ghts, Vol. 33/1 (2015) 3
EDITORIAL
In this rst issue of 2015, the Executive Board looks back at a nother successful year
of the Netherlands Qua rterly of Human Rights. In 2014 more articles than ever were
submitted for publication. In total, we received over 150 manuscr ipts, of which we
published 12 articles i n the Quarterly ’s four issues in 2014. As such, the Quarterly
remains a highly compet itive journal with a publication rate of approximately eight
per cent, which enables us to select only t he best articles. e in ux of articles has
led us to further streamline t he review process, alt hough we remain cogniz ant that
authors always prefer a decision on their art icle yesterday rather than tomorrow.
Importantly, we would like to extend our g ratitude to the work of the wider Editorial
Board and other revie wers, who have taken time and care to assess articles submitted
to them. Without their work, and the con dence that both prospective authors and
readers put in our publication, the Qua rterly would not stand where it does today.
e Executive Board is also pleased to note that the Net herlands Institute of Human
Rights (SIM) human rights database is now being updated and hosted online by
the O ce of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ava ilable
at: http://juris.ohchr.org/. e SIM database was developed over many years by the
documentation team at Utrecht University includi ng Saskia Bal, Maaike Hogenk amp
and the human rights specialist Ineke Boere jn. e NQHR Board is also g rateful
to Maaike for supporting t he Quarterly and producing t he “New Documentation”
section published in each edition, outlining important new publications in the eld
of human rights. is section w ill now be prepared in 2015 by the Utrecht University
Library.
e new U N database provides easy access to a single source containi ng the
jurisprudence of the UN treat y bodies that receive and consider indiv idual complaints,
including: the Human R ights Committee; t he Committee against Torture; the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; the Committee
on the Eliminat ion of Racial Discrimination; the Com mittee on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilit ies; the Committee on En forced Disappearances; t he Committee
on Economic, Social and Cu ltural Rig hts; and the Committee on the Rights of the
Child. SIM is pleased to see this resource continue to provide cr ucial human rights
jurisprudence to practitioners, schola rs and individuals around the world.
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