Call for Papers: Special Issue 2027 of The International Journal of Transitional Justice
/Call for Papers – Special Issue 2027 of The International Journal of Transitional Justice
“Guarantees of Non-Repetition through Constitutional Reform in Transitional Justice”:
https://academic.oup.com/ijtj/pages/cfp-special-issue-2027.
This issue examines how constitutional reforms - whether new constitutions, interim frameworks, or profound amendments - can serve as mechanisms to prevent the recurrence of mass violence, repression, and human rights violations. We welcome contributions that bridge transitional justice, constitutional law, and peace and conflict studies, and encourage critical, comparative, and multidisciplinary perspectives.
This special issue builds on the research project Constitutions4Peace (https://www.constitutions4peace.com/), which explores the role of constitutional design in sustaining peace and preventing future atrocities
Submission deadline: July 1, 2026
Submission Guidelines:
Word limit: 5,000–10,000 words
Abstracts: >150 words
Referencing style: Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition
Peer review: Double-blind review, with decisions communicated within three months of submission.
If you have any specific questions about potential submissions, please get in touch with the special issue guest editors, Professor Elisenda Calvet-Martínez and Carna Pistan, at elisendacalvet@ub.edu / cpistan@jhu.edu.