BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://www.faithvictoria.org.au///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260424T031002UTC-0829ItS0NJ@https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/ DTSTAMP:20260424T031002Z DESCRIPTION: \nLocation: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 5 Hawthorn Rd Caulfield\nAs part of the University of Melbourne Law School and the International Centre for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Youn g University Law School\, a Law and Religion symposium is being held towar ds the end of this coming week.  The subject of the event is the interface between Law and Religion and\, in particular\, the Legal Regulation of Re ligious Groups\, Organisations and Communities. This is an international c onference featuring eminent Australian and overseas speakers.\nTwo of the visiting professors (see bios down below) who are speaking at the symposiu m\, are also speaking at a FREE event following the symposium on the eveni ng of Saturday 16th July. This will be held at: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Caulfield chapel at 5 Hawthorn Rd\, Caulfield at 7.0 0 pm. The topic is 'Freedom of Religion: International Issues and Contempo rary Challenges'.\n \nSpeakers:\nW. Cole Durham Jr.\, Brigham Young Univer sity\, Provo\, Utah\, United StatesW. Cole Durham Jr. is Susa Young Gates Professor of Law and Director of the International Center for Law and Reli gion Studies at Brigham Young University. Among his many honours is the 20 09 International First Freedom Award\, bestowed by the First Freedom Cente r of Richmond\, Virginia. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law Sc hool\, Professor Durham has been heavily involved in comparative law schol arship throughout his career\, with a special emphasis on comparative cons titutional law and the relationship of church and state. He has published and consulted widely on these subjects and is a member of several US and i nternational advisory boards dealing with religious freedom and church- st ate relations. He has testified at the state level\, in Congress\, and in legislatures and courts in various foreign countries on religious freedom issues.Professor Durham has served as the Secretary of the American Societ y of Comparative Law and is an associate member of the International Acade my of Comparative Law (IACL) in Paris. He was IACL 2010 General Reporter o n the topic Religion and the Secular State. He has served as co-chair of t he Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Advisory Pa nel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief and as Vice President of t he International Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief. He has served as the chair of both the Comparative Law Section and the Law and Religion Section of the American Association of Law Schools\, and currently is the Vice President of the International Consortium for Law and Religion Studi es.\nBrett G. Scharffs\, Brigham Young University\, Provo\, Utah\, United StatesBrett G. Scharffs is Francis R. Kirkham Professor of Law at the J. R euben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University and Associate Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies. His teaching and scholarly interests include comparative and international law and religio n\, jurisprudence and adjudication\, and international business law.Profes sor Scharffs is a graduate of Georgetown University\, where he received a BSBA in international business and an MA in philosophy. He was a Rhodes Sc holar at Oxford University\, where he earned a BPhil in philosophy. He rec eived his JD from Yale Law School\, where he was Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal.Professor Scharffs was a law clerk on the US Court of Appeals \, DC Circuit\, and worked as a legal assistant at the Iran-US Claims Trib unal in The Hague. Before teaching at BYU\, he worked as an attorney for t he New York law firm\, Sullivan & Cromwell. He has previously taught at Ya le University and the George Washington University Law School\, and is a v isiting professor each year at Central European University in Budapest. Pr ofessor Scharffs is has authored more than 50 articles and book chapters\, and has made over 150 scholarship presentations in 20 countries. His case book\, Law and Religion: U.S.\, International\, and Comparative Perspectiv es\, co-written with his colleague\, W. Cole Durham\, Jr. was published by Aspen and Wolters Kluwer in 2010.Contact DetailsMark Bender: Phone 0419 2 36 337 Email: mark@benders.info https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/upcomin g-events/event/341-freedom-of-religion-international-issues-and-contempora ry-challenges DTSTART:20110716T190000Z DTEND:20110716T150000Z LOCATION:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 5 Hawthorn Rd Ca ulfield (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 5 Hawthorn Rd C aulfield) SUMMARY:Freedom of Religion: International Issues and Contemporary Challeng es URL:https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/341-freedom-of-r eligion-international-issues-and-contemporary-challenges END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR