Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Upcoming Conferences and Survey

Here are several items that may be of particular interest to law school faculty members, lawyers and policy makers:

The 5th annual Religious Legal Theory conference is being held this year at Emory University Law School on Feb. 24-25, hosted by its Center for the Study of Law and Religion. This year's theme is "A Global Conversation: Exploring Interfaith and International Models for the Interaction of Religion and State." More details are available at the Center's website.

On April 3-5, Harvard Law School is hosting a conference titled "Religious Accommodation in the Age of Civil Rights." The conference is co-sponsored by Harvard Law School, Williams Institute, ACLU, and USC Center for Law, History and Culture. More details are available online at Harvard Law School's website.

Prof. Faisal Kutty, with the endorsement of the AALS Section on Islamic Law, is conducting a survey on Teaching of Islamic Law In North American Law Schools. The online survey is available from this link.