Our friend Claudia Haupt (Columbia) reaches out with news of an interesting looking conference organized by political scientist Jean Cohen: “Religious Freedom, Legal Pluralism and Democratic Constitutionalism” at Columbia University on February 22-23. Details follow.
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Religious Freedom, Legal Pluralism and Democratic Constitutionalism
Organized by Political Science Professor Jean L. Cohen, Columbia University
Room 707, International Affairs Building
Friday, February 22, 2013
10:00am–12:00pm: Panel on Constitutionalism and Legal Pluralism
Paper by Dieter Grimm (Humboldt University) with comments by Andrew Arato (The New School)
2:00–4:00pm: Panel on Religious Legal Pluralism and Family Law
Paper by Linda McClain (Boston University) with comments by Mirjam Kunkler (Princeton University) and Karen Barkey (Columbia University)
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Room 707, International Affairs Building
10:00am–12:00pm: Panel on Republicanism and Freedom of Religion
Paper by Michel Troper (Paris X) with comments by Claudia Haupt (Columbia Law) and Stathis Gourgouris (Columbia University)
2:00–4:00pm: Panel on Freedom of Religion and Religious Establishment
Paper by Larry Sager (University of Texas, Austin) with comments by Nancy Rosenblum (Harvard University)