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    • Is Bosnia and Herzegovina Discriminating Against Its Largest Religious Group by Refusing to Sign an Agreement with the Islamic Community?
    • The Rules of Engagement: Identifying the Defining Features of the European Union’s Sui Generis Model of Religion-State Relations
    • The Quiet Architecture of Religious Freedom at Work
    • Israel’s Death Penalty Law: “Jewish and Democratic”?
    • The EUCJ Ruling in Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung v. JB and Its Impact on Ecclesiastical Labor Law in Germany
    • Women and Church Governance: What Pope Francis’s Reform Changed—and What it Left Open
    • Global Overview of Religious Registration Systems: Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula
    • Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity, Technology, and the International Order
    • Sociology of Religious Freedom
    • Religious Freedom and Indigenous Rights: Global Perspectives
    • Religious Law and Human Rights
    • The Naming of Religious Groups: A Human Rights Analysis
    • See All
    • Pope Francis and His Legacy in Theology, Canon Law, Interreligious Dialogue, and Religious Leadership
    • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
    • More Layers to Consider: Andrea Pin on Bayatyan v. Armenia
    • Can and Should a Religious Symbol Be Passive? Pasquale Annicchino’s Doubts over Lautsi v. Italy
    • The State’s Right to Err: Why David Kenny Now Supports Murphy v. Ireland
    • Greek Tragedy: Gideon Sapir on Why He Is Now Critical of the Israeli Supreme Court’s Decisions on Religious Exemption from Military Service
    • Constitutional Rights Symmetry: Thomas Berg’s Evolution of Opinion on Obergefell v. Hodges
    • Context Matters: Michel Rosenfeld on Rethinking His Initial Support of the ECtHR Judgement in Leyla Şahin v. Turkey
    • Michalyn Steele on Why the Progeny of Bowen v. Roy Changed Her View of the Original 1986 Case
    • Religious Freedom, Equality, and Non-Discrimination in Employment Cases: Interview with Cole Durham
    • Ukraine’s Church-State Relationship May Be Changed Significantly: Interview with Dmytro Vovk
    • Walking the Walk for Everyone in the Community: Andrea Schneider on Religion, Gender, and Negotiation in Jewish Communities
    • Ori Aronson on Religion and the Constitutional Crisis in Israel
    • Nazila Ghanea on Religious Freedom and Gender Equality as Non-Clashing Rights
    • András Sajó on Religious Freedom, Constitutionalism, and Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Strasbourg Court
    • Religious Freedom: Toward a Pluralist Understanding
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
    • Justice and Accountability for the Yazidi Genocide Ten Years On
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    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière is a Lecturer at Sociology and Religion at Royal Holloway College,  University of London. His research focuses on the relationship between religion, politics and society.

Talk About posts by Alexis Artaud de La Ferrière:

  • Strengthening Respect for the Principles of the Republic? How French President Emmanuel Macron’s Bill to Stem Islamist Separatism Jeopardizes Religious Freedom (with Blandine Chelini-Pont)

 

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  • Can and Should a Religious Symbol Be Passive? Pasquale Annicchino’s Doubts over Lautsi v. Italy
  • More Layers to Consider: Andrea Pin on Bayatyan v. Armenia
  • The Future of Religious Freedom Must Be Multi-Faith: A Preliminary Reflection
  • The Politics of Metanoia: Conscience, Community, and the Conditions of Human Flourishing
  • The State’s Right to Err: Why David Kenny Now Supports Murphy v. Ireland

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Recent Posts

  • Can and Should a Religious Symbol Be Passive? Pasquale Annicchino’s Doubts over Lautsi v. Italy September 18, 2026
  • More Layers to Consider: Andrea Pin on Bayatyan v. Armenia September 18, 2026
  • The Future of Religious Freedom Must Be Multi-Faith: A Preliminary Reflection September 13, 2026
  • The Politics of Metanoia: Conscience, Community, and the Conditions of Human Flourishing September 10, 2026
  • The State’s Right to Err: Why David Kenny Now Supports Murphy v. Ireland September 7, 2026
  • Is Bosnia and Herzegovina Discriminating Against Its Largest Religious Group by Refusing to Sign an Agreement with the Islamic Community? September 2, 2026
  • The Rules of Engagement: Identifying the Defining Features of the European Union’s Sui Generis Model of Religion-State Relations September 1, 2026
  • The Quiet Architecture of Religious Freedom at Work August 12, 2026
  • Disarming AI: Human Rights on Shifting Ground August 3, 2026
  • The Holy See Noticed What Many Prefer to Be Blind to: Magnificent Humanity vs. Artificial Intelligence August 3, 2026

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Artificial intelligence Autocephaly Catholic Church Catholicism Chile Church-State Relations Conscientious Objection COVID-19 Digitalization Discrimination European Court of Human Rights Fratelli tutti Freedom of Expression Gender Gender Equaility Human Dignity Humanitarian Aid Human Rights Interfaith Dialogue International Religious Freedom Israel Jewish Law LGBTI+ Marriage Minorities Peacebuilding Politics and Religion Pope Francis Pope Leo XIV Refugee Religion and Constitution Religion and Judging Religion and War Religious Autonomy Religious Freedom Religious Law Religious persecution Russia Russian Orthodox Church Russian World Secularity Security U.S. Supreme Court Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Blog Editors

Co-editors:

Dmytro Vovk, Director, Center for the Rule of Law and Religion Studies, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Contributing editors:

Jane Wise, Associate Director, International Center  for Law and Religion Studies

Donlu Thayer (blog originator), Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies

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