Law and Love Workshop
2019-07-20 - 2019-07-21

Young Scholars Fellowship on Religion and the Rule of Law
2019-07-22 - 2019-08-11 | Christ Church College, Oxford, United Kingdom
2019 Young Scholars with faculty

A 3-week training course for international faculty, graduate students, and government officials with the goals of:
· Learning to teach a course in Law and Religion
· Participating in writing tutorials on Law and Religion topics for academic journals
· Becoming “Visiting Fellows” of the ICLRS
· Training in civic engagement and law reform
· Presenting research to and networking with other scholars
To learn more visit iclrs-ox.org.

House of Lords Event on United Nations Commemoration of Victims of Religious Violence
2019-07-23 14:00 - 23:00 (America/Denver)
The event will take place in London, England.

Human Dignity from Judges' Perspective
2019-07-24 - 2019-07-26

Human Dignity in Religious Traditions
2019-07-30 - 2019-08-01
This conference, held 30-31 of July 2019, will launch the Human Dignity in Religious Traditions (HDRT) Project. A group of 8 scholars from different religious traditions will meet at Christ Church, Oxford to begin a conversation that maps the initial points of convergence and divergence on human dignity among the world’s religions; and to set a clear agenda for the subsequent workshop in Yogyakarta in 2020.

Third International Forum on Law and Religion (IFLR)
2019-07-31 14:00 - 23:00
The third International Forum on Law and Religion (IFLR) will take place in Taguig City, Philippines.

Roundtable Discussion with Russian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church Leaders
2019-08-01 14:00 - 23:00
The roundtable discussion will be held at Oxford, United Kingdom.

Religious Persecution in the World Today: Diagnoses, Prognoses, Treatments, Cures
2019-08-02 - 2019-08-04
This conference will focus on the contemporary phenomenon of religious persecution, with a particular emphasis on better understanding how to diagnosis the causes of religious persecution in the world today, to reflect upon the diagnoses of how the persecution phenomena can be ameliorated, and what the treatments are to help address crises of persecution, and what the long-term cures are for religious and other forms of persecution in the world today. The goal of the conference is to present working papers that can be developed into a book that will focus on creating a roadmap to help persecuted groups traverse the terrain from persecution to inclusion.

Law, Religion, Culture and Human Dignity in West Africa
2019-08-07 - 2019-08-11 | University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Professor W. Cole Durham, Jr. participated in the WACLARS conference held 7-10 August 2019. More detail on the event can be found at this link.

BYU Education Week
2019-08-22 18:30 - 19:25
Elizabeth Clark and Matthew K. Richards speak on ‘Challenges to Religious Freedom: What’s on the Horizon? What Are the Priorities?’ as part of the Understanding Religious Freedoms section of BYU Education Week.

68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, 'Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities'
2019-08-26 - 2019-08-29

IRLA Meeting of Experts
2019-09-03 - 2019-09-06

Forum: The Punta del Este Declaration on Human Dignity
2019-09-04 18:00 - 19:00 | BYU Law School, 205 JCRB
Professor Brett Scharffs presents on the Punta del Este Declaration on Human Dignity to BYU Law students

China Conference
2019-09-06 14:00 - 2019-09-08 23:00
The conference, held in Beijing, China, will be hosted by the Institute of World Religions of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Chinese Religious Society.

Brett Scharffs Lecture at Fudan University
2019-09-14 14:00 - 23:00
Brett Scharffs will give a lecture at the Fudan University Center for the Study of Mormonism and Sino-US Relations in Shanghai, China.

Templeton Consultation with Religious Freedom Institute
2019-09-16 14:00 - 2019-09-19 23:00
The event will take place in Bangalore, India.

International Conference on Law Reform
2019-09-24 - 2019-09-27 | Batu, East Java, Indonesia
Professor Brett Scharffs to present on ‘The Rule of Law, Democracy, and Human Rights: National Legal Reform in Southeast Asia’

Latin America Consortium Annual Colloquium
2019-10-01 - 2019-10-04 | National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia

26th Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 'Human Dignity and Religious Freedom: Preventing and Responding to Persecution
2019-10-06 - 2019-10-09 | Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 84602

International Association of Religion Journalists Conference
2019-10-10 14:00 - 23:00

Religious Liberty Award Dinner
2019-10-11 01:00 - 02:30
Speaker: Dr. E. Wayne Gaddis, Sr.
Religious Liberty Writing Awards to be presented:
1st: David Spicer (University of Notre Dame Law School – Class of 2020) – “A Compromise Forsaking Religious Freedom?: Reconciling Relations Between the Holy See and China
2nd: Timothy Bradley (University of Notre Dame Law School – Class of 2020) – “Religious Liberty, Same-Sex Marriage, and Antidiscrimination Law
3rd: Daniel Rankin (University of Texas Law School – Class of 2019) – “The Cost of Religion”
Honorable Mention:

Austin Blessing (Michigan State) – “An International Comparative Analysis of the Treatment and Recognition of ‘Protest Religions’ and ‘Skepticized Religions’
Tessa Bayly (Toledo) – “Prayer, Practice, Precedent, and American School Board Meetings”
John Gibbons (Brigham Young University) – “Revisiting the Original Meaning of ‘Free Exercise’ “
Joe Huu Hien Nguyen (Suffolk) – “The Establishment Clause: The Lemon and Marsh Conflict, Where Lund and Bormuth Leave Us, and the Constitutionality of Exclusive Legislator-Led Prayer:

“Never Again”: What Can Be Done to Prevent and Address Religious Persecution?
2019-10-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Newseum, Washington, DC, United States
Watch the event here.
Moderator: Brett Scharffs, Rex E. Lee Professor of Law and Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School
Panelists:
Kristina Arriaga, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Roger D. Carstens, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
Ján Figel’, E.U. Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the E.U.

Central America Regional Conference
2019-10-21 14:00 - 2019-10-30 23:00
Associate Directors Gary Doxey and David Moore and Senior Fellows Denise and Neil Lindberg took part in a week long religious freedom conference that included events and meetings in Guatemala, Costa Rica, and Panama. The event, co- sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, culminated in the signing of an agreement between ICLRS, The Saint Maria La Antigua Catholic University and the Latin American Consortium for Religious Freedom to work together to promote and protect religious freedom.
Events included meetings with various religious leaders, academics, and Supreme Court justices, among others. The delegation spoke at the National Assembly in Costa Rica. Gary Doxey and David Moore were also interviewed on radio and television.

Eastern Europe Regional Conference
2019-10-23 - 2019-10-26 | Bishkek, Kazakhstan

Religious Freedom, the US Constitution and the American Founding
2019-10-23 14:00 - 23:00 | Pembroke College, Oxford, United Kingdom
The event held at Oxford was co-sponsored by the Quill Project, based at Pembroke College, and by the BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies.
Elder Quentin Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered the keynote address titled “The Impact of Religious Freedom on Public Morality.”
The distinguished panel was introduced by Dr. Nicholas Cole, who directs the Quill Project and is a Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College, and chaired by Dr. Dominic Burbidge, Stipendiary Lecturer in Politics at St. Peter’s College and Director of the Canterbury Institute. Panelists included Professor Stephanie Barclay from BYU Law School; Dr. Rodney K. Smith, Director of the Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies; and Reverend Dr. Andrew Teal, Chaplain and Fellow and Lecturer in Theology, Pembroke College, Oxford.
Transcript of Elder Cook’s remarks
Newsroom article
Deseret News article

2019 Eastern Europe Regional Conference
2019-10-23 14:00 - 2019-10-25 23:00
“Secularity, Secularism, and Religion in the Post-Soviet Space: Historical, Legal and Philosophical Approaches”
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
23-25 of October 2019
Sponsored by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, and the Center for Religious Studies of Kyrgyzstan

Second Annual DFW Summit on Religious Freedom
2019-10-24 15:00 - 22:00 | SMU – Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Dallas, TX, United States
Brett Scharffs to present on Human Dignity as Underpinning for Religious Freedom

Religion and the Rule of Law Certificate Training Program
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-10 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Religious Freedom, the Secular State, and Human Dignity: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Chile's Religion Law
2019-11-04 - 2019-11-06 | Santiago, Chile

Fifth Annual Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief (SEAFoRB) Conference
2019-11-04 15:00 - 2019-11-06 00:00
The fifth annual Southeast Asia Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference will take place in Bangkok, Thailand.
