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Julie Mertus, a former senior fellow at the Institute, is an associate professor at American University. Jeffrey W. Helsing is a program officer and Middle East specialist in the Institute's Education Program.

Introduction, Julie Mertus and Jeffrey W. Helsing Part I: The Role of Human Rights in Conflict Intensification and Mitigation Contributors include Ellen Lutz, Michael Lund, Lisa Schirch, Kevin Avruch, Ram Manikkalingam, Abdu'l-Aziz Said and Charles O. Lerche, and Jack Donnelly Part II: The Application of Human Rights in Violent Conflicts Contributors include Hugo Slim, Jonathan Moore, Richard Falk, Thomas G. Weiss, John Cerone, Jordan J. Paust, David P. Stewart, Mohammed Abu-Nimer and Edward Kaufman, and Julie Mertus and Maia Carter Hallward Part III: The Contributions of Human Rights in Postconflict and Postcrisis Situations Contributors include Christine Bell, Vasuki Nesiah, Richard Ashby Wilson, Susan Martin and Andrew I. Schoenholtz, Janet Lord and Nancy Flowers, and Alan Keenan Conclusion, Julie Mertus and Jeffrey W. Helsing