2012 Annual Symposium
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OPENING SESSION | ||||
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Silvio Ferrari Professor of Canon Law, University of Milan | ||||
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Suzan Johnson Cook United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, The Office of International Religious Freedom | ||||
Katrina Lantos Swett Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom |
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FIRST PLENARY SESSION: The Role of Religion in Democratic Transformations | ||||
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Jeffrey Haynes Associate Dean of Faculty, Research and Postgraduate, and Director, Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict, and Cooperation, London Metropolitan University | ||||
Sophie Christine van Bijsterveld Professor of Law, Tilburg Law School, Universiteit van Tilburg | ||||
Scott Hibbard Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, DePaul University |
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Africa Breakout Session | ||||
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Emmanuel Kwabena Quansah Professor of Law and Dean, School of Research and Graduate Studies, Mountcrest University College | ||||
Jallah Allen Barbu Chairperson, Constitution and Justice Division, Law Reform Commission | ||||
Shaun de Freitas Asssociate Professor and Departmental Chairperson, Department of Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law, University of the Free State |
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Vietnam Breakout Session | ||||
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DO Quang Hung Professor, University of Social Sciences and Humanities | ||||
Quoc Thanh Pham Vice Dean, Faculty of Political Science, University of Social Sciences and Humanities | ||||
Van Hieu Nguyen Division of International Relations, University of Social Sciences | ||||
The Hung Nguyen Director, International Relations Department |
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Peru Breakout Session | ||||
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Juan Carlos Valderrama Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | ||||
Jorge Luis Salas Arenas Supreme Judge, Supreme Court of Justice | ||||
Moisés Arata Solís Professor, University of Lima, San Martín de Porres and San Ignacio de Loyola |
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SECOND PLENARY SESSION: Religious Organizations, Civil Society, and Pluralism | ||||
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Allen D. Hertzke Presidential Professor of Political Science, University of Oklahoma | ||||
Rik Torfs Senator, Belgian Senate | ||||
Ram Cnaan Director, Program for the Study of Organized Religion and Social Work, University of Pennsylvania |
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China Breakout Session | ||||
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Peng Liu Director, Pu Shi Institute for Social Science | ||||
Ping Xiong Lecturer, University of South Australia Law School |
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Japan Breakout Session | ||||
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Tasuku Matsuo Attorney at Law, Matsuo & Kosugi | ||||
Frank Ravitch Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University College of Law |
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Ukraine Breakout Session | ||||
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Taras Antoshevskyy Director, Religious Information Service of Ukraine | ||||
Maksym Vasin Executive Director, Institute for Religious Freedom |
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Mexico Breakout Session | ||||
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Jesús Alcántara Méndez Religious Affairs Counsel, Secretaría de Gobernación | ||||
Javier Saldana Serrano Dr., Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) | ||||
Maximo Moscoso Pintado Religious Affairs Coordinator of the State of Tabasco, Secretaría de Gobernación |
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THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Religion in Public and Private | ||||
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Hanna Kildani Secretary General, Jordanian Christian Council | ||||
Jinwol Lee Professor, Dongguk University | ||||
Jose Dario Salazar-Cruz Senator, Colombian Senate |
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United States Breakout Session | ||||
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Derek Davis, J.D., Ph.D. Former Director, J.M. Dawson Institute on Church-State Studies | ||||
Tina Ramirez Director of International and Government Relations, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty | ||||
Eric Rassbach Deputy General Counsel, The Becket Fund of Religious Liberty |
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Indonesia and Philippines Breakout Session | ||||
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Cekli Setya Pratiwi Lecturer, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Faculty of Law | ||||
Jeremy Gatdula Attorney, David and Gatdula Law Offices | ||||
Ric Castro Partner, Quisumbing Torres/Baker and McKenzie International |
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Russia Breakout Session | ||||
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William Schmidt Doctor of Philosophy, Dean of Faculty of Religious Studies, Ethnocultural Studies and Regional Studies, John the Apostle Orthodox Institute, Russian Orthodox University | ||||
Ekaterina Elbakyan Professor of Sociology and Management of Social Processes, Moscow Academy of Labor and Social Relations |
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Central America Breakout Session | ||||
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Marylin Vallarino Member of Congress, National Congress of Panama | ||||
Brenda Ninoska Martinez Aragon Attorney at Law, Taboada & Asociados | ||||
Carlos Sabino Professor, Universidad Francisco Marroquin |
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Cape Verde and Brazil Breakout Session | ||||
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Ligia Dias Fonseca First Lady, Office of the President of Cape Verde | ||||
Gilberto Garcia Professor of Law, Retailer's Trade Union of São Joao de Mereti RJ | ||||
Aldir Soriano Professor, Universidade do Oeste Paulista - Unoeste |
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India and Laos Breakout Session | ||||
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S.K. Pachauri Director, Amity Institute of Good Governance | ||||
Sosonephith Phanouvong Director of Home Affairs, Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs | ||||
Ouneheuane Phothirath President, Lao Front for National Construction |
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Armenia and Georgia Breakout Session | ||||
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Stepan Danielyan Chairman, Collaboration for Democracy Centre | ||||
Marine Solomonishvili President, LEA International Foundation and Georgian-Jewish Information Center |
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Dominican Republic Breakout Session | ||||
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Fidel Lorenzo Meran Minister, Dominican Council of Evangelical Unity | ||||
Elivis Medina Bishop, Iglesia de Dios |
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Australia and Samoa Breakout Session | ||||
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Augusto Cotta Zimmermann Associate Dean and Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University | ||||
Leilani Tuala-Warren Executive Director, Samoa Law Reform Commission | ||||
Neville Rochow Barrister/Board Member, University of Adelaide Research Unit for Society, Law and Religion |
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Europe Breakout Session | ||||
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Jose Martin de Agar Professor of Canon Law, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce | ||||
Sven Speer Chairman, Forum Open Religious Policy | ||||
Tore Lindholm Associate Professor, Norwegian Center for Human Rights, University of Oslo |
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Colombia and Bolivia Breakout Session | ||||
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María Patricia Ariza-Velasco Fourth Deputy Attorney before the Council of State, Procuraduría General de la República de Colombia | ||||
Ninoska Lazarte Councilwoman, Municipal Council of Cochabamba City |
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FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Conference Summation and Concluding Reflections on Conference Themes | ||||
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W. Cole Durham, Jr. Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University | ||||
DO Quang Hung Professor, University of Social Sciences and Humanities | ||||
Jose Martin de Agar Professor of Canon Law, Pontificia Università della Santa Croce | ||||
Juan Carlos Valderrama Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | ||||
Frank Ravitch Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chair of Law and Religion, Michigan State University College of Law | ||||
Maximo Moscoso Pintado Religious Affairs Coordinator of the State of Tabasco, Secretaría de Gobernación | ||||
Derek Davis, J.D., Ph.D. Former Director, J.M. Dawson Institute on Church-State Studies | ||||
Leilani Tuala-Warren Executive Director, Samoa Law Reform Commission | ||||
William Schmidt Doctor of Philosophy, Dean of Faculty of Religious Studies, Ethnocultural Studies and Regional Studies, John the Apostle Orthodox Institute, Russian Orthodox University | ||||
Ligia Dias Fonseca First Lady, Office of the President of Cape Verde | ||||
Cekli Setya Pratiwi Lecturer, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Faculty of Law |