27th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium
Religious Freedom: Rights and Responsibilities
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2020 Symposium Recordings
Plenary Speakers
Breakout Session Speakers
Asia/Philippines Regional Meeting
Central America Regional Meeting
Pacific Regional Meetings
Plenaria Área Sudamérica Noroeste
Plenaria del Caribe
Calendario del Simposio en Español
Calendário do Simpósio Português
Calendrier du symposium en français
Расписание симпозиума на русском языке
To watch recordings of the sessions, visit the link above left.
In some cases, local regional sessions are offered. To learn more about these sessions, visit the links above left.
CLE credit is pending approval for Utah and California (7 credits). If you registered for CLE credit, certificates will be emailed from the BYU Law School Registrar’s office.
Schedule of Events (all times UTC-6)
Sunday 4 October 2020
5-6:30 pm Opening Plenary (offered in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
Monday 5 October 2020
8:00-9:15 am Plenary, “Protecting Religious Rights in a Way to Benefit All” (offered in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
9:30-10:30 am
Breakout Session 1, “Religious Freedom in Africa: Rights and Responsibilities” (offered in English and French)
Breakout Session 2, “Religious Freedom in Central Asia: Rights and Responsibilities” (offered in English and Russian)
Tuesday 6 October 2020
8:00-9:00 am Plenary, “Religious Organizations and the Common Good” (offered in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
9:00-10:00 am
Breakout Session 3, “European Perspectives on Freedom of Religion or Belief” (offered in English)
Breakout Session 4, “Religious Freedom in Latin America and the Caribbean: Rights and Responsibilities” (offered in English, Portuguese, and Spanish)
Sunday, Opening Plenary
Heiner Bielefeldt
Professor of Human Rights and Human Rights Policy, University of Erlangen, Germany; former U.N. Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Bani Dugal
Principal Representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations, New York
Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Azza Karam
Secretary General, Religions for Peace International
Monday Plenary: “Protecting Religious Rights in a Way to Benefit All”
Faizan Mustafa
Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, India
Renáta Uitz
Chair (Director), Comparative Constitutional Law Program, Department of Legal Studies, Central European University
Sophie van Bijsterveld
Professor of Law, Religion and Society, Radboud University, Nijmegen
Tuesday Plenary: “Religious Organizations and the Common Good”
Krish O'Mara Vignarajah
President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Sharon Eubank
President, Latter-day Saint Charities; Presidency, Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Suzanne Akhras Sahloul
Founder & Executive Director, Syrian Community Network; Founder of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Midwest Foundation
Viva Bartkus
Associate Professor of Management; Founder & Director, Business on the Frontlines program, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
Additional Resources:
Thousand Points of Light by Brett Scharffs