October 29, 2024, 11am – 2:30pm EST / 4pm – 7:30pm CET (Zoom)
Hosted by ICLRS Blog “Talk About: Law and Religion”
and Orthodox Christianity Studies Center – Fordham University
The workshop (webinar) will discuss legal aspects of Ukraine’s recent law No 3894 banning the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) and religious organizations affiliated with the ROC. The workshop will consist of six units each of which starts with two short inputs (5 minutes), then 20 minutes moderated discussion. After three units, there will be a 20 minutes break.
Panel 1: The Law and the Framework of Decolonization
Speakers: José Casanova (Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs) / Catherine Wanner (The Pennsylvania State University)
Panel 2: War as an Exceptional Situation For Religious Legislation
Speakers: Elizabeth Clark (BYU International Center for Law and Religion Studies) / Marietta van der Tol (University of Oxford)
Panel 3: Law 3894 As a Legal Text
Speakers: Dmytro Vovk (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law) / Maksym Vasin (Institute of Religious Freedom)
Break
Panel 4: “Push to Dialogue”: Can the Law Support Interchurch Relations?
Pavlo Smytsnyuk (GWU Elliott School of International Affairs) / Regina Elsner (University of Münster)
Panel 5: Bottom-up Initiatives: What Impact Has the Law on Grassroots Dialogue Initiatives?
Speakers: Tetiana Kalenychenko (European Center for Strategic Analytics) / Sergii Bortnyk (Kyiv Theological Academy)
Panel 6: Is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a Part of the ROC?
Thomas Bremer (retired from University of Münster) / Nicholas Denysenko (Valparaiso University)