Brett G. Scharffs, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law and Associate Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, has published the article "Four Views of the Citadel: The Consequential Distinction between Secularity and Secularism," in the journal Religion and Human Rights 6 (2011) 109-126.
In this article Professor Scharffs suggests... more
As the concluding speaker at the symposium "Belonging, Families, and Family Law," held 28 January 2011 at the BYU Law School, Professor Brett G. Scharffs delivered a paper "Echoes from the Past: What We Can Learn about Unity, Belonging, and Respecting Differences from the Flag Salute Cases." The symposium proceedings have been now published as Volume 25, No. 2 of the Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law.
In summarizing his paper, Professor Scharffs reiterated recent observations... more
The proceedings of the conference "Civil Religion in the United States and Europe: Four Comparative Perspectives" have been published as Volume 41, Number 4 (2010) of The George Washington International Law Review. The conference, organized by Professor Frederick Mark Gedicks, Guy Anderson Chair & Professor of Law at the J. Reuben Clark Law School, with the assistance of W. Cole Durham, Jr. and the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) at Brigham Young University... more
The Proceedings of the inaugural conference of the St. Johns' University School of Law's Center for Law and Religion, Laïcité in Comparative Perspective, have been published in the St. John’s Journal of Catholic Legal Studies. ICLRS Associate Director Professor Brett Scharffs participated in the panel discussion, which was held at St. John’s Paris Campus on June 11, 2010. The conference brought together scholars from the... more
The Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. XXVI, No. 1 (2010-2011)
The proceedings of a panel on the law and religion jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights at this year's annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools organized and chaired by ICLRS Associate Director Brett Scharffs has just been published in the Journal of Law and Religion. The Symposium issue includes an introduction by Professor Scharffs and articles by Professor... more
The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 8 (2):2-14 (June 2010)
ICLRS Director W. Cole Durham, Jr., has published the article "Legal Status of Religious Organizations: A Comparative Overview" in The Review of Faith & International Affairs, 8(2): 3-14. The article... more