The Role of Religion in Constitutional Identity

Discussions on establishment of religion usually focus on the impact of establishment on the rights of nonbelievers and on basic democratic principles. In contrast, the primary research question explored in this Workshop is, Can a state establish its majority religion while respecting the religious freedom of minority religions—and, if so, under what conditions? Some papers presented focused on conceptual and normative evaluations, while others concentrated on case studies.

Final articles will be published in the Journal of Law, Religion and State. Short papers will also be published as a series of posts on the ICLRS blog, Talk About: Law and Religion.

Workshop organizers are Elizabeth A. Clark, Associate Director of Brigham Young University’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS); Gideon Sapir, Professor of Law, Bar-Ilan University; Renáta Uitz, Professor of Law and Government, Royal Holloway, University of London; and Dmytro Vovk, Visiting Associate Professor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Sponsoring institutions are the ICLRS, Bar-Ilan University’s Faculty of Law, and the Journal of Law, Religion and State.

Program and Participant Directory are below.

Program

Participant Directory