2014 Annual Symposium
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OPENING SESSION | |||
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James R. Rasband Dean; Hugh W. Colton Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University | |||
Kevin J Worthen President, Brigham Young University | |||
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies | |||
Orrin Hatch United States Senator for Utah |
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FIRST PLENARY SESSION: Secularisms, Religion, and Social Tensions | |||
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Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Brian J. Grim President, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation |
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Slavica Jakelić Associate Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia |
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Akinola Ibidapo-Obe Professor and Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos |
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Daniel Philpott Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Center for Civil and Human Rights, University of Notre Dame |
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Religious Responses to Secularisms Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Shon D. Hopkin |
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Peter Comensoli Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia |
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Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar President, Jamiyah Singapore |
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James T. Christie Professor of Dialogue Theology; Director, Ridd Institute for Religion & Global Policy, University of Winnipeg |
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Latin America Breakout Session | |||
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Guillermo García Montúfar Professor, Universidad de Lima | |||
Julio Rosas Huaranga Congresista, Congreso del Perú | |||
Mariano Germán Mejia Jiménez President, Supreme Court of Justice, Dominican Republic | |||
Selvin Boangeres García Velásquez Congressman, National Congress of Guatemala | |||
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Vietnam and Laos Breakout Session | |||
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Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Anh Cuong Nguyen Faculty of Political Science, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi |
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Lee Koua Sayaxang Acting President, Lao Front for National Construction of Vientiane Capital City | |||
Tai Tam Nguyen Civil Servant, Government Committee for Religious Affairs |
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Central Europe Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Wade Jacoby |
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Tamás Lukacs Former Member of Parliament and Chair of the Committee for Human Rights, Minorities, Civil and Religious Affairs; current President, Hungarian Independent Police Complaints Board |
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Henryk Hoffmann Director, Department of Religious History, Institute of Religious Studies, Jagellonian University |
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Anna Książek PhD Student, Jagellonian University | |||
Lucia Grešková Deputy Director, Ministry of Culture |
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SECOND PLENARY SESSION: Varieties of Secularism | |||
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Elizabeth A. Clark Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Elizabeth Shakman Hurd Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Political Science, Northwestern University |
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Jean-Paul Willaime Directeur d'Études, École Pratique des Hautes Études |
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Effie Fokas Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and London School of Economics |
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Mexico Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome J. Stanley Martineau |
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Víctor Hugo Sánchez Zebadúa Subsecretary of Religious Affairs, Secretaría de Gobernación Chiapas |
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Alberto Patiño Reyes Professor of Law and Religion, University Iberoamericana-Santa Fe, Mexico |
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Vicente Segú Marcos Director, Incluyendo Mexico AC |
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Jorge Lee Galindo Director General, Lee and Associates Law Practice |
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Australia Breakout Session | |||
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Arthur L. Edgson |
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Neil Foster Professor, Newcastle Law School |
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Neville Rochow Barrister/Board Member, University of Adelaide Research Unit for Society, Law and Religion |
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Nigel Zimmermann Private Secretary to Most Rev Peter Comensoli, Archdiocese of Sydney |
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Peter Comensoli Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney; Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia |
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Middle East and North Africa Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Shadman Bashir |
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Lami Bertan Tokuzlu Assistant Professor, Ýstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Dolapdere Kampüsü | |||
Alessandro Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Law, Economy, and Cultures, University of Insubria | |||
Kishan Manocha Lecturer, University of East London School of Law and School of International Law, Pakistan |
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THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Aspects of Secularism | |||
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Gary B. Doxey Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies |
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Alberto Patiño Reyes Professor of Law and Religion, University Iberoamericana-Santa Fe, Mexico |
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Joseph E. David Faculty member / Professor of Law and Religion, University of Oxford, UK, and Sapir Academic College |
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Brett G. Scharffs Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Religion and European Foreign Policy Breakout Session | |||
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David M. Kirkham Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, Regional Advisor for the European Union and Council of Europe, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Jean-Bernard Bolvin Policy Advisor, European External Action Service |
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Susan J. Breeze Head, Equality and Non-Discrimination Team, Human Rights and Democracy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
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Pasquale Annicchino Research Fellow, European University Institute |
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Latin America - Government Perspectives Breakout Session | |||
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Scott E. Isaacson Attorney at Law, Kirton McConkie |
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Frezia Sissi Villavicencio Rios Directora General de Justicia y Culto del Ministerio de Justicia del Perú, Ministerio de Justicia |
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Gabriel Iván Álvarez Director of Relations with Religions and NGOs, Ministry of Government of San Juan, Argentina | |||
Herminio Lobos Centurión Dr., Ministerio de Educación y Cultura de Paraguay |
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Japan and South Korea Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Mark A. Peterson |
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Makoto Arai Prof. Dr., Japan Adult Guardianship Law Association | |||
Byung-Sun Oh Professor Emeritus, Sogang University Law School |
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Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Leslie A. Hadfield |
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André Makengo Kisala Mazyambo Professor, University of Kishasa |
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Femi Falana Hallmarks of Labour Foundation |
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Katshung Joseph Yav Professor of Law, University of Lubumbashi |
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Religious and Theoretical Understandings of Secularism Breakout Session | |||
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James A. Toronto Senior Fellow in Islamic Studies, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Andrea Pin Professor, University of Padova |
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Michael Casey Private Secretary, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney |
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Brazil and Guyana Breakout Session | |||
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Gregory Clark | |||
Uziel Santana President, ANAJURE (National Association of Evangelical Jurists) | |||
Luigi Braga General Counsel, South American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church | |||
Acyr de Gerone Lawyer, Brazil Bar Association, Religious Freedom Committeeof the BAR Association of Paraná State of Brazil | |||
Raphael Trotman Speaker, National Assembly of Guyana |
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Indonesia and Malaysia Breakout Session | |||
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J. Clifford Wallace Chief Judge Emeritus, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
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Mahaarun Kusuma Pertiwi Lecturer, Universitas Gadjah Mada Faculty of Law |
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Henry Sandanam Reverend, Association of Social Services and Community Development of Gombak District |
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Russia and Armenia Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome N. Anthony Brown |
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Oleg Yurevich Goncharov Member, Council for Cooperation with Religious Organizations under the President of the Russian Federation | |||
Hovhannes Hovhannisyan Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Yerevan State University |
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European Perspectives on Secularism Breakout Session | |||
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Robert T. Smith Managing Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Tore Lindholm Associate Professor, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo |
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Ricardo García García Deputy Director General for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Justice of the Government of Spain | |||
Denis J. Edwards Director, International Human Rights Law Institute, DePaul University |
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Vanja-Ivan Savić Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb Faculty of Law |
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Philippines Breakout Session | |||
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Welcome Victor A. Taylor |
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Malou Mangahas Executive Director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism |
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Maria Cecilia de los Reyes Training Director, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism |
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Mongolia Breakout Session | |||
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Richard H. Page International Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University |
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Choinorov Sunrevtsoodol Khukhdandar Director, Ministry of Labor | |||
Darijav Naranbaatar Deputy Director, Immigration of Mongolia |
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Ukraine Breakout Session | |||
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Liudmyla Fylypovych Professor, Lecturer on Law and Religion, Center for Religiosu Information and Freedom, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | |||
Oleksandr Zhuravchak Deputy Minister of Culture of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine |
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FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Conference Summation and Concluding Reflections | |||
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David M. Kirkham Senior Fellow for Comparative Law and International Policy, Regional Advisor for the European Union and Council of Europe, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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Tore Lindholm Associate Professor, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo | |||
Mariano Germán Mejia Jiménez President, Supreme Court of Justice, Dominican Republic | |||
Liudmyla Fylypovych Professor, Lecturer on Law and Religion, Center for Religiosu Information and Freedom, Institute of Philosophy, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine | |||
Guillermo García Montúfar Professor, Universidad de Lima | |||
Byung-Sun Oh Professor Emeritus, Sogang University Law School | |||
J. Clifford Wallace Chief Judge Emeritus, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |||
Susan J. Breeze Head, Equality and Non-Discrimination Team, Human Rights and Democracy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |||
Mohd Hasbi Abu Bakar President, Jamiyah Singapore | |||
Elizabeth A. Clark Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University | |||
W. Cole Durham, Jr. Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies |
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