Why

The Programme responds to the awareness that religion is a factor deeply affecting socio-legal and political dynamics in the contemporary world. The Programme believes that law and religion is a valuable opportunity to observe, interpret and govern the role of religion in globalisation. The programme understands law and religion in the broadest possible way: as every interaction between every aspect of law (e.g. international law, labour law, family law, biolaw) and every aspect of religion (e.g. religious institutions, morals, western and eastern religions, new and traditional religions, ecumenism). The programme focuses on both religious legal systems (e.g. Islamic law, Jewish law, canon law) and the legal treatment of religious issues in a secular environment (e.g. religious freedom, legal status of religious groups, new religious movements, Islam in western countries, women’s rights). The programme aims at providing a wide public with opportunities to meet, analyse and discuss topics related to this field according to the following principles.

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