2015 Oxford Conference
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| Sunday Evening Devotional | ||
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| Bruce C. Hafen – Religious Freedom and the Habits of the Heart Emeritus General Authority and Member of the First Quorum of Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| Monday - Magna Carta and Freedom of Religion or Belief | ||
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| W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Welcome and Introduction Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University | ||
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| Keynote: Magna Carta and Religion | ||
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| Mark Hill QC – Chair / Discussant Honorary Professor, Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University; Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria; Visiting Professor, Dickson Poon Law School, King's College, London | ||
| Richard H. Helmholz – Magna Carta and Religion Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School | ||
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| Magna Carta and Religious Freedom: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives | ||
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| David M. Kirkham – Chair / Discussant Director, BYU London Centre, and Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies | ||
| Tore Lindholm – To What Extent Did Magna Carta Serve the Advance of Religious Freedom in the United Kingdom? Professor Emeritus/Faculty of Law, Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo | ||
| Sophie T. Ambler – The Bishops and Magna Carta in the Thirteenth Century Research Associate, The Magna Carta Project | ||
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| Magna Carta, Religious Freedom, and the American Tradition | ||
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| Janet Epp Buckingham – Chair Associate Professor of Political Studies and History, Trinity Western University; Director, Laurentian Leadership Centre | ||
| David Little – Magna Carta, American Law, and Human Rights Research Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University; Professor Emeritus, Harvard Divinity School | ||
| Frederick M. Gedicks – Myth, Meaning, and Magna Carta: Religious Liberty and Substantive Due Process in American Constitutional Law Guy Anderson Chair and Professor of Law, Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School | ||
| Nicholas Miller – Second Magna Carta of Highest Liberties:’ American Protestant Dissenters, Religious Freedom, and the Heritage of Magna Carta Professor and Director, Andrews University | ||
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| Monday Commonwealth Perspectives: An Introduction | ||
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| Pieter Coertzen – Magna Carta and South Africa Faculty of Theology (Retired), Stellenbosch University | ||
| Akinola Ibidapo-Obe – The Universalism of the Magna Carta with Specific Reference to Freedom of Religion: Parallels in the Contemporary and Traditional Law of Nigeria Professor and Dean, University of Lagos |
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| Faizan Mustafa – Magna Carta and India: Conformity and Deviations Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad | ||
| Neville Rochow SC – Chair Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School, Sydney; University of Adelaide Law School Research Unit for Society, Law, and Religion | ||
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| Keynote Address | ||
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| Nicholas Vincent – Stephen Langton and the Writing of Magna Carta: An Enduring Legacy? Professor, University of East Anglia, Fellow of the British Academy | ||
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| Wednesday - OJLR Academy | ||
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| W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Welcome Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University | ||
| Peter Petkoff – Welcome Director of Religion, Law and International Relations Programme, Regent's Park College, Oxford and Brunel Law School | ||
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| Identity, Culture Wars and the Public Sphere | ||
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| Roberta Herzberg – Chair Assistant Director, Individual Freedom and Free Markets, John Templeton Foundation | ||
| Brett G. Scharffs – Four Models of Public Discourse and their Implications for the Public Sphere Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum, Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law; Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University Law School |
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| Renáta Uitz – From Liberty to Identity: What is Left of Religious Freedom after the Culture Wars? Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law, Central European University | ||
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| Religious Voices and the Shaping of Religious Freedom Discourse | ||
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| Peter Petkoff – Chair Director of Religion, Law and International Relations Programme, Regent's Park College, Oxford and Brunel Law School | ||
| Rex Ahdar – Who can claim the right of religious freedom? Companies as religious liberty claimants Professor Faculty of Law, University of Otago |
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| Mark W. Janis – Biblical Prophecy and U.S. Foreign Policy William F. Starr Professor of Law, University of Connecticut; Visiting Fellow and former Reader in Law, University of OxfordThe Queen's College | ||
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| Law and Religion – Emerging Challenges from Canada | ||
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| RonNell Andersen Jones – Chair Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Research, BYU Law School | ||
| Iain T. Benson – State Neutrality, Public Prayer and Diversity: A Commentary on Two Decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa | ||
| Richard J. Moon – Neutrality and Prayers Professor of Law, University of Windsor |
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| Law and Religion from Down Under | ||
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| Matthew Richards – Chair Attorney, Kirton McConkie | ||
| Keith Thompson – The Liberties of the Church and the City of London in the Magna Carta Associate Dean and Murdoch Adjunct Professor, School of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia |
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| Augusto Cotta Zimmermann – Subsidiarity and Its Application for the Achievement of a Democratic Society of Free (and Responsible) Individuals Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University School of Law | ||
| Neil Foster – Balancing Provisions in Discrimination Law Professor, Newcastle Law School, Faculty of Business and Law |
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| Oxford Society of Law and Religion Young Scholars’ Session (Two Concurrent Discussions) | ||
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| Law, Religion and Politics – Emerging and Re-emerging Themes and Patterns | ||
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| Merilin Kiviorg – Chair Senior Research Fellow, in Public International Law and Human Rights, University of Tartu Faculty of Law | ||
| Renae Barker – Burqas in the Courtroom: Voices from Behind the Veil Lecturer, University of Western Australia Law School |
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| Andrea A. Ajibade – The Heritage of the Magna Carta: A Sub-Saharan Perspective Lecturer and Doctoral Candidate, Department of Jurisprudence and International Law | ||
| Emily Tavcar – Hebrew Speaking Catholics of Israel MSt in the Study of Religions Candidate, Blackfrairs, Oxford |
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| Deborah Thebault – The Legal Protection of Religious Sites in the French Legal System (Université Paris Descartes) and DPhil Candidate in Law, Oxford | ||
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| Freedom of Religion or Belief between Manifestation and Offence to Religion | ||
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| Pieter Coertzen – Chair Faculty of Theology (Retired), Stellenbosch University | ||
| Thiago Alves Pinto – Contemporary Concepts of Offence to Religious Belief DPhil Candidate in Law, St Peter’s College, Oxford | ||
| Caroline K Roberts – The Right not to Manifest Religion or Belief in Article 9 of the ECHR School of Law, University of Bristol | ||
| Menaal Munshey – Blasphemy, Law and Violence in Pakistan Candidate, MPhil in Criminological Research (Cambridge) | ||
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| Closing Event: Inner Temple | ||
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| W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Welcome Susa Young Gates University Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University | ||
| Mark Hill QC – Introduction Honorary Professor, Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University; Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria; Visiting Professor, Dickson Poon Law School, King's College, London | ||
| Igor Judge, Baron Judge – Presentation to Assembled Guests The Rt Hon Lord Judge of Draycote, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 2008-2013 | ||