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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