Law and Religion Headlines
Friday, 8 July 2022
EVENT, 8 July 2022: Liberalism’s Limits: Religious Exemptions and Hate Speech (Rome)
(The Department of Law, Economics and Languages (GEPLI) at LUMSA University (Rome) and the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's University (New York))
EVENT, 8 July 2022 (12PM ET): To Invent is Divine: How Strong Patent Rights Help Us to Reflect God's Innovative Nature
(Faith & Law)
Wednesday, 6 July 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 6 July 2022 (2PM in London): State Responsibility for the Yazidi Genocide
(The Yazidi Justice Committee)
EVENT, 6 July 2022 (1:30PM EDT): Cuba. One year after July 11. Perspectives on freedom of religion or belief and human rights.
(Outreach Aid to the Americas and CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
EVENT, 5-6 July 2022: International Ministerial Conference 2022
(UK FoRB Forum)
EVENT, 5 July 2022 (11:30AM in London): Freedom to Worship for All Algerians
(Jubilee Campaign)
EVENT, 5 July 2022 (12:45 in London): The impact of COVID-19 on International Freedom of Religion or Belief, and what can be learned from international responses.
(Freedom Declared Foundation)
Sunday, 3 July 2022
Friday, 1 July 2022
SEMINAR, 1-4 July 2022: Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Seminar: United Kingdom
(RFI's Center for Religious Freedom Education, Cumberland Lodge, and the Religious Liberty Initiative of Notre Dame University Law School)
WEBINAR, 1 July 2022 (12PM ET): An Examination of Religion and Addiction
(Tanenbaum's Conscientious Care Webinar Series)
Thursday, 30 June 2022
EVENT, 28-30 June 2022: IRF Summit 2022 (Washington, DC)
(IRF Summit)
CALL FOR PAPERS, new deadline for abstracts is 30 June 2022. ONLINE WORKSHOP, new event dates are 28-29 September 2022: The Challenges of Law, Religion and State in Health Care and Mental Health
(The Journal of Law, Religion and State, Bar-Ilan University)
LIVE STREAM, 30 June 2022 (2:30 EDT - Washington, DC): IRF Summit Breakout Session: Human Dignity Initiatives: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the UDHR
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 30 June 2022 (10AM ET): Discrimination and Persecution Against Muslims Worldwide
(Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission)
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
SUMMER SCHOOL, 29 June - 3 July 2022: Researching Migration and Religious Diversity (Lithuania)
(Vytautas Magnus University)
WEBINAR, 29 June 2022 (2:30PM ET): The Impact of War on Religious Freedom
(Bruderhof)
Tuesday, 28 June 2022
LIVE STREAM, 28 June 2022, 3:30 PM EDT (Washington, DC): Addressing FoRB Concerns at the G20 Level
(G20 Interfaith Forum)
Monday, 27 June 2022
EVENT, 27 June 2022 (1PM ET): An Unflinching Voice: USCIRF's Impact on International Religious Freedom
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Friday, 24 June 2022
EVENT, 24 June 2022 (12PM ET): Is Our Foreign Policy Good? American Moral Absolutism and the China Challenge
(Faith & Law)
Thursday, 23 June 2022
EVENT, 20-23 June 2022: Fifth Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion
(European Academy of Religion)
WEBINAR, 20-23 June 2022: Catholic Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis: Hope for a Wounded World
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 23 June 2022 (3PM ET): Human Rights Challenges in Mexico
(Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission)
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
EVENT, 22-26 June 2022: The 10th World Meeting of Families
(Diocesi di Roma)
ONLINE EVENT, 22 June 2022 (7PM EEST): Professor Catherine Redgwell: "What role for general principles in the international legal order?"
(Athens PIL Discussion Group)
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 21 June 2022 (7PM BST): Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
(European Network on Religion and Belief)
Saturday, 18 June 2022
WEBINAR, 18 June 2022 (11AM ET): The Intersection of Faith & Government Webinar
(Faith & Law)
Thursday, 16 June 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 16 June 2022 (10AM PT): Building a Stronger Bridge Between Faith Communities and Behavioral Health Crisis Care Agencies
(Faith Communities and Behavioral Health Departments: Collaboration in Program Development and Funding Opportunities, The Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) Technical Assistance (TA) Center)
EVENT, 13-16 June 2022: 9th Summer School on Human Rights (Malmö, Sweden)
(Conference of European Churches)
EVENT, 16 June 2022: Religious Freedom Annual Review: Living Peaceably: Religious Freedom as a Foundation for Civic Harmony (Provo, Utah)
(International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 15 June 2022 (10AM ET): Engaging Islamic civil society organizations in Central Asia
(The United States Institute of Peace)
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
EVENT, 13-14 June 2022: 7th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day (Washington, DC)
(US Council of Muslim Organizations)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 14 June 2022 (12PM ET): Crisis on the Temple Mount: Religious Freedom & International Law (PDF)
(Featuring Professors Brett Scharffs and Eugene Kontorovich, Center for the Middle East and International Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University)
Monday, 13 June 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13-15 June 2022: ECEN Assembly 2022: Challenges we are living in
(European Christian Environmental Network)
Thursday, 9 June 2022
EVENT, 9-10 June 2022 (in-person and live stream): J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference and Thomas L. Kane Award Ceremony, Salt Lake City, UT
(J. Reuben Clark Law Society)
PRESS CONFERENCE, 9 June 2022 (7PM in Vienna): New Report on Self-Censorship
(Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC), Observatory of Religious Freedom in Latin America (OLIRE), International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF))
VIRTUAL EVENT, 9 June 2022 (9:30AM ET): Gathering The Evidence of Persecution: The Importance of Documentation and Launch of the “International Protocol On Documenting Violations Of Religious Freedom”
(Open Doors International (ODI) and the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI))
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 7 June 2022 (5:30PM): Diversity Dialogue: Dr. Javeed Sukhera on Healing from Islamophobia
(Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto)
Monday, 6 June 2022
EVENTS, 4-6 June 2022: Commemorate the Passing of Our London Family
(Twitter, National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Friday, 3 June 2022
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS, deadline 3 June 2022: The Value(s) of the European Convention on Human Rights
(University of Oslo)
Thursday, 2 June 2022
EVENT, 31 May - 2 June 2022: 2nd Catholic Youth Convention on the Future of Europe
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Monday, 30 May 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due by 30 May 2022: Freedom of religion or belief in times of migration
(Observatory on Religious Freedom in the Jurisprudence of the ECHR)
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
ONLINE SERIES, 13 April, 5 May, 25 May: Why Christians should speak up for all faiths
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 25 May 2022 (10AM CEST): The Local Changemakers Course
(Religions for Peace)
WEBINAR, 25 May 2022 (3:30PM in Zurich): Two years after the death of George Floyd: Antiracism, #BLM and the United Nations
(World Council of Churches)
WEBINAR, 24 May 2022 (2PM in Zurich): Pluralism, Racism and Xenophobia: The colonial and missionary legacy and conflict in post-colonial Africa
(World Council of Churches)
WEBINAR, 25 May 2022 (3PM): Countering Mosque Opposition
(Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU))
Monday, 23 May 2022
EVENT, 23-25 May 2021: Dare to Overcome: Promoting mutual respect and allyship among diverse communities
(Religious Freedom & Business Foundation)
EVENT, 23-25 May 2022: Oslo Freedom Forum
(Human Rights Foundation)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 23-24 May: Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality in Turkey
(Freedom of Religion or Belief Initiative)
Friday, 20 May 2022
EVENT, 20 May 2022 (12PM ET): Serving Women and Children in a Post-Roe World
(Rev. Dean Nelson, Chelsey Youman, Faith & Law)
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
ELECTION, 17 May 2021 (16:30 Nairobi): 2022 Notice of Candidates
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS))
VIRTUAL EVENT, 17 May 2022: 5th European Laudato Si’ Reflection Day
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Monday, 16 May 2022
EVENT, 16 May 2022 (6PM ET): How Catholics Became American: 2022 Annual Penn Club Reception
(Collegium Institute for Catholic Thought & Culture)
Sunday, 15 May 2022
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, due 15 May 2022: KAICIID Fellows Programme 2023
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Friday, 13 May 2022
EVENT, 13 May 2022 (12PM ET): Putin vs. Zelensky: Religion, Holy War, and Just War in the Current Crisis
(Eric Patterson, Faith & Law)
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
WEBINAR, 10 May 2022 (10:30AM ET): USCIRF Hearing: Freedom of Religion or Belief in Syria
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Friday, 6 May 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS, 6 May 2022: 2022 Notre Dame Church, State & Society Writing Competition
(Program on Church, State & Society at Notre Dame Law School)
EVENT, 5-6 May 2022: Freedom for Us or for All? (Non-)Religious Communities and FORB Rights
(Evangelische Theologische Faculteit)
CALL FOR PAPERS, abstracts due 6 May 2022: ‘The Natural’ in International Law
(Asia School of Business, the Amsterdam Center for International Law and the Graduate Institute Global Governance Centre)
EVENT, 6 May 2022 (12PM ET): The Missing Religious Center: How the Decline of Christianity Polarized America
(Ross Douthat, Faith & Law)
WEBINAR, 6 May 2022 (12:30PM EDT): Race, Religion, and American Nationalism
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Colloque international 5-mai 2022: “Neutralité, religion, entreprise”: International conference on religious neutrality in the workplac
(Chaire Droit & Religions, UCLouvain - Musée L, Place des Sciences, Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgique))
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, deadline 5 May 2022: ODIHR Panel of Experts on the Freedom of Religion or Belief
(The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
EVENT, 5 May 2022 (6PM EDT): Source of Fracture or a Foundation? The Role of Education in Advancing Religious Freedom
(Religious Freedom Institute)
WEBINAR, 5 May 2022 (7:30PM ET): Judah Touro Program Series / "Religious Freedom in Early America: Newport’s Colonial Jewish Community in Context"
(Touro Synagogue Foundation)
EVENT, 5 May 2022 (15.00 Rome): L’uguale libertà religiosa in Italia
(DiReSoM: Diritto e Religione nelle Società Multiculturali/ Law and Religion in Multicultural Societies)
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
EVENT, 4 May 2022 (7.30PM Dublin): Anti-Christian persecution: what it is and why it is ignored: A talk by Fr Michael Nazir-Ali
(The Iona Institute)
Tuesday, 3 May 2022
EVENT, 3 May 2022: Freedom22 – National Conference 2022 (Parramatta, NSW)
(Freedom for Faith)
Friday, 29 April 2022
EVENT, 29 April 2022 (4:30PM ET): Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together
(International Law Society)
WEBINAR, 29 April 2022 (9AM EDT): Listening to the Stories of Local Faith Actors on COVID-19 Responses: A Canvas of Experiences from Around the World
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 29 April 2022: Religious Liberty on Trial at the Supreme Court
(Faith & Law)
Thursday, 28 April 2022
EVENT, 28 April 2022: Free Expression Awards
(Freedom Forum)
Monday, 25 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 25 April 2022 (2PM ET): 2022 Annual Report: Key Findings and Recommendations
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
EVENT, 25 April 2022 (6PM Ontario): Anti-Islamophobia student voice town hall and iftar
(National Council of Canadian Muslims)
Sunday, 24 April 2022
CALL FOR INPUTS, due by 24 April 2022: Combating intolerance against persons based on religion or belief
(Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations)
EVENT, 24 April 2022: Chicago Interfaith Trolley Tour and Iftar
(Chicago Theological Seminary, A Center of Christian-Muslim Engagement for Peace and Justice at Lutheran School of Theology, American Islamic College, the Parliament of the World's Religions, and the Hyde Park Kenwood Interfaith Council)
EVENT, 24 April 2022 (1:30PM ET): Ramadan Behind Bars: Rights and Challenges in the U.S. Prison System and Opportunities for Advocacy
(Islamic Society of Baltimore, Maryland Muslim Prisoner Project (MPP), and ICNA Council for Social Justice)
Friday, 22 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 22 April 2022 (8AM CT): RPLP Fellows Meeting: “Asian Immigration and Religious Diversity”
(Rice University’s Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP))
VIRTUAL EVENT, 26 April 2022 (3PM EDT): Doyle Engaging Difference Program Anniversary Celebration
(Georgetown University)
Thursday, 21 April 2022
EVENT, 21 April 2022 (11:30 MST): Faith and Business, Together They Build a Better World (Mesa, AZ)
(BYU Management Society Phoenix)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 21 April 2022 (9AM ET): Love and Respect the Earth: Multi-Religious Collaboration to Address the Climate Crisis
(Religions for Peace, City of Manresa, Spain)
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
EVENT, 19-20 April 2022: A Quarter Century of Public Religions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 18 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 18 April 2022 (8AM MST): The Role of Peace Education in the Covid-19 Recovery
(Religions for Peace)
Friday, 15 April 2022
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, due 15 April 2022: Global Interfaith Youth Network’s Quarterly Newsletter
(Religions for Peace)
CALL FOR PAPERS, due by 15 April 2022: Invitation for Research Articles/Papers for AIMPLB Law Journal-JLRA
(Twitter, All India Muslim Personal Law Board)
Thursday, 14 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 14 April 2022 (10AM PT): Building a Stronger Bridge Between Faith Communities and Behavioral Health Crisis Care Agencies
(Community-based Suicide and Overdose Prevention: Avoiding Unnecessary Hospitalization and Incarceration, The Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) Technical Assistance (TA) Center)
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13 April 2022 (3PM Rome): Cosmopolitanism: An Invitation for Confucian-Catholic Dialogue
(China Forum for Civilizational Dialogue, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
WEBINAR, 13 April 2022 (10AM EST): What is the Current State of Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan?
(Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies, The George Washington University)
WEBINAR, 13 April 2022 (11AM PT): Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: How Including Faith in DEI Strengthens the Workplace
(Partners Personnel)
VIRTUAL EVENT, 13 April 2022 (5PM ET): Virtual Ramadan Know Your Rights Event
(Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and Muslim Advocates)
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
LIVE STREAM: 12 April 2022: Leaders of World’s Faiths to Visit Ukraine
(Faith in Ukraine)
EVENT, 12 April 2022 (10:30AM EDT): International Religious Freedom: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities: A Conversation with Ambassador Rashad Hussain
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Monday, 11 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 11 April 2022 (13.30 CET): Christian Perspectives on Human Dignity and Human Rights
(World Council of Churches)
Friday, 8 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 8 April 2022: Religious Liberty at a Historic Crossroads: An Examination of the American Bedrock Principle and its Unsettled Future
(The Loyola University Chicago Law Journal)
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
EVENT, 6 April 2022: The Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church (Washington, DC)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
EVENT, 6 April 2022: 2022 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy
(Geneva Summit)
Monday, 4 April 2022
EVENT, 4 April 2022: Borgognoni Lecture: Can religious faith be compatible with public service?
(With speaker Michael Steele, Syracuse University)
Friday, 1 April 2022
VIRTUAL EVENT, 1 April 2022 (8AM CT): RPLP Fellows Meeting: “Faithful and (A)political: Religion, Ideology, and Political Participation”
(Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP), Rice University)
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