Conferences Sponsored or Co-Sponsored by the Center in 2008

February 14-16, 2008  State, Religion and Law in and beyond South Asia: Comparative Perspectives, New Delhi, India.

February 25, 2008  Why Religious Freedom? The Origins and Promise of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy, Washington, D.C., USA.

April 3-6, 2008  Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Conscience, and Right of Association: International and Russian Experience in Implementation, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

March 31-April 1, 2008  Religion and Education: Russian and International Experience, Moscow, Russia.

April 21, 2008 A Decade of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Assessing the Results, Washington, D.C., USA.

April 28-29, 2008  International Congress 2008, “Religious Liberty, the Source of all Liberties,” Buenos Aires, Argentina.

May 20-21, 2008  Religion in Post-Modern Society: Conceptional, Socio-Political and Legal Aspects, Kiev, Ukraine. 

May 30-June 2, 2008  Religion and Rule of Law: The Legal System and Religion in a Harmonious Society, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.

June 13-14, 2008  Emerging Legal Issues Involving Islam in Europe: Part II, Budapest, Hungary. 

June 21-22, 2008  Freedom of Religion or Belief and Protecting Vulnerable Identities – A Global Snapshot Conference, Geneva, Switzerland. 

June 22, 2008  Noodt Consultation on the Strasbourg Conference Project, Geneva, Switzerland.

October 5-8, 2008  Fifteenth Annual International Law and Religion Symposium on “International Protection of Religious Freedom: National Implementation.” Provo, Utah, USA.

October 9, 2008  International Law and Religion Symposium, Washington, D.C., USA.

October 10, 2008  The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Recommendations for a New Administration, Georgetown University Washington, D.C., USA.