2016 ICLARS Conference in Oxford
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
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YOUNG SCHOLARS PRESENTATIONS
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Young Scholars Session 1
Lena Larsen – Chair Executive Director, Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo
Kurtis G. Anderson – The Politics of Sovereignty: the Early Modern Origins of Freedom of Religion Jurist Doctor Candidate, Emory University School of Law
Miguel Sánchez-Lasheras – Indifference, Rejection or Cooperation? Agreements as a Current Way to Develop Freedom of/for Religion in Multi-Faith Societies Professor of Law, Catholic Pontifical University of Valparaiso
Peter J. Wosnik – Freedom of Religion, the Higher Law, and the Expulsion of Mormons from Missouri (1831-1839) JD Candidate, Emory University School of Law
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Young Scholars Session II
Jessica Giles – Chair Law Lecturer, The Open University Law School; Associate Editor, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion; Director, PILARS
Cecilia Palomo Caudillo – Conscientious Objection in Cases of Same Sex Marriage: The New Challenge for Mexico and Latin America Mexico Jessup National Administrator, International Law Students Association
Michele Saporiti Research Fellow in Legal Philosophy, University of Milan-Bicocca
Anton Sorkin – Non-Distinction as Legal Fiction: Protecting the LGBT Community without Sacrificing the First Amendment Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University
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Young Scholars Session III
Elena Miroshnikova – Moderator Professor, Department of Theology, Tula State Pedagogical University
Ashley G. Barnett – Examining the Freedom from Religion in Countries with Religious Culture Jurist Doctor and LLM Candidate, Emory University School of Law
Elena Markova – Blasphemy Law Debate in Russia: Protection of Believers’ Religious Sensibilities, or New Signs of Religious Censorship? Lecturer, Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University
Patrik Rako – Freedom of Religion: The Central European Approach in the Light of Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights LLMs Emory University and City University of Hong Kong; JD and PhD (Criminal Law), Slovakia
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Young Scholars Session IV
Julian Rivers Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Bristol Law School
Helge Årsheim – Practicing Essentialism? Assessing Claims of Religious Conversion Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo
Georgia A. du Plessis – Freedom of Religion: Is Reasonable Accommodation Sufficient Protection? Lecturer, Department of Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law, University of the Free State, South Africa; PhD Candidate, University of Antwerp
Helena van Coller – Religious Ministers – Working for God or Working for the Church? Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Rhodes University
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OPENING SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Welcome and Introduction President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies; Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
David Novak – Keynote Address: What is Religious Freedom? J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair in Jewish Studies, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of Toronto
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
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PLENARY I - Freedom of Religion: Fundamental Right or Impossibility?
Javier Martínez-Torrón – Chair Professor of Law and Director of the Department of Law and Religion, Complutense University School of Law
Cécile Laborde Professor of Political Theory and Director, Religion and Political Theory Centre, University College London
Arif Jamal Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
David Little – Freedom of Religion: Fundamental Right or Impossibility? Emeritus Professor, Harvard Divinity School; Research Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University
Prakash Shah Reader in Culture and Law and Director of GLOCUL: Centre for Culture and Law at Queen Mary, University of London
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PARALLEL SESSIONS 09.11h00
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09.11 Session 1 - Freedom of Religion and International Law
Andrew P. W. Bennett Senior Fellow, Cardus; Formerly Canada's Ambassador for Religious Freedom
Peter Danchin Professor of Law and Co-Director, International and Comparative Law Program, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Fabio Petito Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex
Timothy Shah – Engaging the “New Critics” of Religious Freedom Associate Director and Senior Fellow, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University
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09.11 Session 2 - Freedom(s) of Religion and the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
Susanna Mancini Professor of Law, University of Bologna Law School
Pasquale Annicchino Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's Law School, New York; Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute
Margarita Markoviti – Same-sex Civil Unions and Religion in the Shadow of Vallianatos: From Greek National Courts to the European Court of Human Rights (and back) Researcher, Grassrootsmobilise, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
Ceren Özgül Researcher, Grassrootsmobilise, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy; Visiting Scholar, Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, New York University
Mihai Popa – The Spirit of Freedom Meets the Specter of Prison: Legal Struggles of Defrocked Romanian Orthodox Priests in the ‘Shadow’ of the ECtHR Research Fellow, Grassrootsmobilise, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
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09.11 Session 3 - Freedom of Religion and Equality
Sophie C. van Bijsterveld – Chair Senator, Dutch Upper House of Parliament; Professor of Religion, Law and Society, Radboud University
Perry Dane Professor, Rutgers University School of Law
Oscar Díaz Muñoz – Religious Equality in the Peruvian Constitution Advisor to the Constitutional Tribunal of Peru
Frederick M. Gedicks Guy Anderson Chair and Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
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09.11 Session 4 - Freedom of Religion: Theoretical Approaches
Marco Ventura – Chair Professor in Law and Religions, University of Siena; Director, Center for Religious Studies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento
Eileen Barker OBE Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Religion, London School of Economics
Paul B. Cliteur – Re-interpreting Freedom of Religion: Still a Significant Contribution to Human Well-Being Professor of Jurisprudence, Leiden University
Tom Herrenberg – Re-interpreting Freedom of Religion: Still a Significant Contribution to Human Well-Being Visiting Researcher, Oxford; PhD Candidate and Lecturer, Leiden University
Faizan Mustafa Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law
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PLENARY II - Freedom within Religion
Mark Hill QC – Chair Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Visiting Professor, Cardiff University
Lisbet Christoffersen – By Law Established' as Framework for Ensuring Freedom within Religion Professor of Law, Religion and Society, Roskilde University; Adjunct Professor of Ecclesiastical Law, University of Copenhagen
Joseph E. David Professor of Law and Religion, Sapir Academic College
Afis Ayinde Oladosu Professor, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan
Marco Ventura – Freedom of Religion within Religions Professor in Law and Religions, University of Siena; Director, Center for Religious Studies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento
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PARALLEL SESSIONS 09.16h00
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09.16 Session 1 - Women and Religion
Merilin Kiviorg – Chair Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Human Rights, University of Tartu Faculty of Law
Marie-Claire Foblets Director, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle; Professor of Anthropology and Law, Catholic University of Louvain
Amal Idrissi Professor in Public Law and Political Sciences, University Moulay Ismael
Gopika Solanki Associate Professor of Political Science, Carleton University
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09.16 Session 2 - Comparing Freedom of Religion in Different Religious Traditions
Silvio Ferrari – Chair Professor of Canon Law, University of Milan; Founder and Honorary Lifetime President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies
Norman Doe Professor and Director, Centre for Law and Religion, The Law School, Cardiff University
Werner Menski Emeritus Professor, School of Law and Member, Centre of Jaina Studies, SOAS, University of London
David Novak – What Is Religious Freedom? J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Chair in Jewish Studies, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of Toronto
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09.16 Session 3 - Freedom of Religion and Religious Persuasion
Tore Lindholm – Chair Professor Emeritus, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo
Montserrat Gas-Aixendri – Managing Religious Diversity in Europe: Legal Implications of Religious Affiliation and Change of Religion Associate Professor of Law, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Mark Goldfeder Senior Lecturer and the Spruill Family Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University School of Law
Li-ann Thio – Freedom of Religion, Conscience, and Persuasion: International Laws and Perspectives from Asia Provost Chair Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
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09.16 Session 4 - Freedom of Religion and Indigenous Populations
Ana María Celis Brunet – Chair Associate Professor, Center for Law and Religion, Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; Vice President, ICLARS
Rodrigo Vitorino Souza Alves – Law and Religion in the Encounter of Cultures: The Normative Conflicts between Freedom of Religion and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Assistant Professor, Law Faculty, Federal University of Uberlandia; Director, Brazilian Center of Studies in Law and Religion
Anastasia Assimakópoulos Figueroa – The Recognition of the Religiosity of the Mapuche, an Original Ethnic Group in Chile Professor, School of Law, University of Los Andes
Nokuzola Mndende – Freedom of Religion and Equality Director, Icamagu Institute; Research Associate, Department of Theology, University of the Free State
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BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
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Brief Communications Session I
Juan G. Navarro Floria – Chair Professor of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina; Member ICLARS Steering Committee
Mohamed Saeed M. Eltayeb – The Quest for Protecting the Right to Dissent within a Religious Community: A Case from Islamic Tradition Human Rights Consultant, Human Rights Department, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ahmed Salisu Garba – Islamic Preaching Board Laws of Kano, Borno and Niger States in Northern Nigeria: A Constitutional and Human Rights Assessment Professor, Faculty of Law, Bauchi State University
Aldir Guedes Soriano – Freedom of Religion and the Rule of Law: Taking Magna Carta Seriously Lawyer, Independent Researcher in Human Rights, São Paulo
Clemens Steinhilber – Preventing Religious Fundamentalism through Higher Education PhD Candidate, Heidelberg University
Gabriel Gonzáles Merlano – Current Relationships between Church and State from an Historical Perspective Professor in History and Philosophy of Law, Catholic University of Uruguay
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Brief Communications Session II
Záboj Horák – Chair Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague
Sarah Hayes – Free to Manifest Religion in the Religious Precinct, or Only to Worship? Doctoral Researcher, Oxford Brookes University; Community Development Consultant, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Sister Renée Mirkes – Healthcare Rights of Conscience and Competing Sexual Liberty Claims Ethics Director, Center for NaProEthics, the ethics division of the Pope Paul VI Institute
Davide Strazzari – Antidiscrimination Law and Private International Law as Instruments to Strengthen Freedom of Religion: A Controversial Result Lecturer in Comparative Constitutional Law, Sociology and Social Science Department,Trento University
Piotr Szymaniec – Understanding Religious Freedom in the Recent Case Law of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal Vice-Director of the Institute of Socio-Legal Studies, The Angelus Silesius University of Applied Science in Wałbrzych
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
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PLENARY III - Freedom from Religion. What is it?
Brett G. Scharffs – Chair Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, and Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Zachary Calo – The Secularity of Law and the Freedom from Religion Research Scholar, Valparaiso University; Professor of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Law School, Doha, Qatar
Fábio Carvalho Leite Professor of Law and Legal Advisor to the Rector, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
David Pollock – Is there a right to freedom from religion? Trustee and Past Chair, British Humanist Association
Frances Raday – Freedom from Religion Special Rapporteur, UNHRC, WGDAW; President, Concord Center for International Law, Israel; Law Professor, Hebrew University
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PARALLEL SESSIONS 10.11h00
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10.11 Session 1 - Freedom of Religion and Non-Discrimination
Alan Brownstein – Chair Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California Davis School of Law
Sophie C. van Bijsterveld Senator, Dutch Upper House of Parliament; Professor of Religion, Law and Society, Radboud University
Eva Brems Professor of Human Rights Law, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University
Nazila Ghanea Associate Professor of International Human Rights Law, Oxford; Member of the OSCE Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belie
Andrew Koppelman John Paul Stevens Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University
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10.11 Session 2 - Does Security Require Freedom from Religion?
David Little – Chair Emeritus Professor, Harvard Divinity School; Research Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University
T. Jeremy Gunn – Religion and Security Issues Professor, International Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Al Akhawayn University
Abadir M. Ibrahim – The Effects of Anti-Terrorism Laws on the Freedom of Religion in Eastern Africa International Law Consultant and Human Rights Lawyer
Vincenzo Pacillo – The Content of the Right of Refugees Associate Professor, Law Department, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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10.11 Session 3 - The Challenge of Migration to Freedom of Religion
Elizabeta Kitanović – Chair Executive Secretary for Human Rights and Communication, Conference of European Churches
Alessandro Ferrari Associate Professor, Department of Law, Economy, and Cultures, University of Insubria
John Madeley Senior Lecturer (Retired), Department of Government, London School of Economics
Pierre Noël – 1 Immigration as an Experience of Fundamental Rights and Religious Freedom Dean of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Sherbrooke, Québec
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10.11 Session 4 - Freedom of Religion and Secularism
Santiago Cañamares Arribas – Chair Professor of Law and Academic Secretary, Law and Religion Department, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Armin Langer – Christonormativity as Religious Neutrality: Critique of the Concept of State Religious Neutrality in Germany Coordinator, Salaam-Shalom Initiative, Berlin
David H. Moore – Religion, Secularism, and Development Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Research and Wayne M. and Connie C. Hancock Professor of Law, J, Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
Gerhard van der Schyff – Does a Right to Freedom from Religion Exist? A Comparative and ECHR Perspective Associate Professor, Department of Public Law, Jurisprudence, and Legal History, Tilburg Law School
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PLENARY IV - Freedom for Religion
Alessandro Ferrari – Chair Associate Professor, Department of Law, Economy, and Cultures, University of Insubria
José Luis Cea Former President of the Constitutional Court in Chile; Professor of Constitutional Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Richard W. Garnett Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law and Director, Program on Church, State, and Society, Notre Dame Law School
Susanna Mancini Professor of Law, University of Bologna Law School
Brett G. Scharffs Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, and Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
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PARALLEL SESSIONS 10.16h00
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10.16 Session 1 - Should We Accept the Ministerial Exception?
Barry W. Bussey – Chair Director, Legal Affairs, Canadian Council of Christian Charities
Johan van der Vyver – Controversy Relating to the Ministerial Exception I.T. Cohen Professor of International Law and Human Rights, Emory University School of Law; Extraordinary Professor, Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria
Thomas F. Farr – The Ministerial Exception: An Inquiry into the Status of Religious Freedom in the United States and Its Implications Abroad Director, Religious Freedom Project, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, Georgetown University
Javier Martínez-Torrón – A Precarious Balance: Religious Autonomy versus Private and Family Life in the Strasbourg Case Law Professor of Law and Director of the Department of Law and Religion, Complutense University School of Law
Pamela Slotte – The Ministerial Exception of What? Theological and Legal Perspectives Professor in Minority Studies, Åbo Akademi University; Researcher, Academy of Finland
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10.16 Session 2 - Freedom of Religion and Sacred Spaces
Peter Petkoff – Chair Director of Religion, Law and International Relations Programme, Regent's Park College, Oxford and Brunel Law School
Kristin Hausler Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Elizabeta Kitanović Executive Secretary for Human Rights and Communication, Conference of European Churches
Yannis Ktistakis Assistant Professor, Demokritus University of Thrace, and Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Boğaziçi University
Hatice Kübra Şamiloğlu Research Associate/Conference Coordinator, FSMWU Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Istanbul
Deborah Thebault Lecturer, Université Paris Descartes; Doctoral Student, University of Oxford
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10.16 Session 3 - Freedom for Religion and Corporations
Neville Rochow SC – Chair Barrister; Professor, University of Notre Dame Law School, Sydney; Government Relations Representative, European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Thomas C. Berg James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Louis-Léon Christians – New Perspectives (Good and Bad) Opened by the Hobby Lobby Decisions and their Impact in Europe Professor and Head of the Chair, Law and Religion, Catholic University of Louvain
Amy J. Sepinwall – Religious Freedom and Corporations James G. Campbell Jr. Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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10.16 Session 4 - Freedom of Religion and Specialized Settings
Helena van Coller – Chair Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Rhodes University
Renata Arianingtyas – Freedom of Religion, Equality and Inclusive Society in Indonesia: The Case of Building Places of Worship Development Professional, The Asia Foundation; Scholar, Paramadina Graduate School, Jakarta
Maria Luisa Lo Giacco – Religious Freedom and Places of Worship. Religious Buildings in Europe and the United States Associate Professor, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Diana Ginn – Tensions between Freedom of Religion and Equality Rights: The Canadian Example Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Jeroen Temperman – Freedom of/for/within/from Religion in Prison: A Taxonomy of the Strasbourg Jurisprudence Associate Professor of Public International Law and EUR-Fellow, School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam
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CONCLUDING PLENARY SESSION
W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Introduction President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies; Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Silvio Ferrari – Concluding Remarks Professor of Canon Law, University of Milan; Founder and Honorary Lifetime President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies
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BOOK AND SERIES LAUNCH
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Routledge ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
Silvio Ferrari – Series Editor Professor of Canon Law, University of Milan; Founder and Honorary Lifetime President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies
Alison Kirk – Series Publisher Senior Commissioning Editor, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
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Brill Encyclopedia of Law and Religion
W. Cole Durham, Jr. – Editor President, International Consortium for Law and Religion Studies; Founding Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies
Ingeborg van der Laan – Publisher Assistant Editor, Law Department, Brill - Nijhoff
Donlu Thayer – Associate Editor Senior Editor, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; Associate Editor, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion