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    • Our First Freedom: How Firm a Foundation
    • When Gender and Nationality Are Enough for Asylum: Commentary on the AH & FN Judgment of the EU Court of Justice
    • International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine
    • Understanding Religious Freedom: Why Does It Matter?
    • The Freedom to Import Religious Goods: An Analysis of Customs Regulations on Religious Items and Their Interference with Freedom of Religion or Belief: Part One
    • Religious Freedom and Peacemaking
    • Holiness as a Political Category: Reimagining Society Through the Mosaic Tradition
    • Criminalizing Nazi Symbols and Gestures: The Australian Experience
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  • Conversations
    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
    • Religious and Anti-religious Hatred: Reflections on the January 2024 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB
    • The Russian Orthodox Church Beyond Russia: Global Pretensions and Security Concerns
    • Law, Religion, and Decolonization
    • Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Underexplored Figures and Contexts
    • Religious Freedom and SOGI Rights: Reflections on the UN Independent Expert Report
    • The Pope and the War
    • The Constitutional Crisis in Israel: Religious Dimension
    • The Sacralization of AI and the AI-zation of the Sacred
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  • Videos
    • Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning the Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Politics, Law, and Theology
    • 2024 USCIRF Annual Report and Recommendations: Commentary by Nadine Maenza
    • Why Did the Israeli Supreme Court Strike Down Judicial Reform? Commentary by Ori Aronson
    • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
    • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance: Comment by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp on the Russian Orthodox Church and War
    • Nadia Bernaz on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Business and Human Rights Perspective
  • Interviews
    • 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
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
    • Knox Thames on the U.S. Efforts to Advance Religious Freedom Globally
  • Podcast
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
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  • Posts
    • Our First Freedom: How Firm a Foundation
    • When Gender and Nationality Are Enough for Asylum: Commentary on the AH & FN Judgment of the EU Court of Justice
    • International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine
    • Understanding Religious Freedom: Why Does It Matter?
    • The Freedom to Import Religious Goods: An Analysis of Customs Regulations on Religious Items and Their Interference with Freedom of Religion or Belief: Part One
    • Religious Freedom and Peacemaking
    • Holiness as a Political Category: Reimagining Society Through the Mosaic Tradition
    • Criminalizing Nazi Symbols and Gestures: The Australian Experience
    • See All
  • Conversations
    • Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
    • Infinite, Finite, and Definite Dignity: Reflections on the Catholic Church’s Dignitas Infinita
    • Religious and Anti-religious Hatred: Reflections on the January 2024 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on FoRB
    • The Russian Orthodox Church Beyond Russia: Global Pretensions and Security Concerns
    • Law, Religion, and Decolonization
    • Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Underexplored Figures and Contexts
    • Religious Freedom and SOGI Rights: Reflections on the UN Independent Expert Report
    • The Pope and the War
    • The Constitutional Crisis in Israel: Religious Dimension
    • The Sacralization of AI and the AI-zation of the Sacred
    • See All
  • Videos
    • Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning the Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Politics, Law, and Theology
    • 2024 USCIRF Annual Report and Recommendations: Commentary by Nadine Maenza
    • Why Did the Israeli Supreme Court Strike Down Judicial Reform? Commentary by Ori Aronson
    • The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at The Supreme Court: Commentary by Paul Gowder
    • Video: The Students for Fair Admissions Cases at the Supreme Court: Commentary by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance: Comment by Frederick Mark Gedicks
    • Jerry Pankhurst and Alar Kilp on the Russian Orthodox Church and War
    • Nadia Bernaz on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Business and Human Rights Perspective
  • Interviews
    • 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
    • Brett Scharffs on Teaching Law and Religion Globally
    • Catherine Wanner on Religion in Post-Communist Countries
    • Knox Thames on the U.S. Efforts to Advance Religious Freedom Globally
  • Podcast
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
    • Business and Religious Rights
    • Qur’an-Burning Cases in Europe
  • More
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Jelle Creemers coordinates the Institute for the Study of Freedom of Religion or Belief (ISFORB) at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven (Belgium) and is a postdoctoral research fellow of Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen).

TalkAbout posts by Jelle Creemers:

  • Freedom of Religion or Belief in Belgium: Some Religions are More Equal than Others

Recent Posts

  • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
  • Fairness or Failure? The Punitive Nature of South Korea’s Alternative Service
  • Conscientious Objection: Context and Developments in Armenia
  • Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Brazil
  • Torah, War, Politics, and the Supreme Court: The 2024 Military Service of Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students Bill

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Recent Posts

  • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress November 18, 2024
  • Fairness or Failure? The Punitive Nature of South Korea’s Alternative Service November 18, 2024
  • Conscientious Objection: Context and Developments in Armenia November 18, 2024
  • Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Brazil November 18, 2024
  • Torah, War, Politics, and the Supreme Court: The 2024 Military Service of Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Students Bill November 18, 2024
  • Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Türkiye November 18, 2024
  • Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning the Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Politics, Law, and Theology November 18, 2024
  • Our First Freedom: How Firm a Foundation November 13, 2024
  • When Gender and Nationality Are Enough for Asylum: Commentary on the AH & FN Judgment of the EU Court of Justice November 8, 2024
  • International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine October 30, 2024

Topics

Anti-Extremism Artificial intelligence Autocephaly Catholic Church Catholicism Chile Church-State Relations Constitutional Space COVID-19 Decolonization Digitalization Discrimination Fratelli tutti Freedom of Expression Gender Gender Equaility Genocide Human Dignity Humanitarian Aid Human Rights Interfaith Dialogue International Religious Freedom Israel Jewish Law LGBTI+ Marriage Minorities Peacebuilding Politics and Religion Refugee Religion and Constitution Religion and Judging Religion and War Religious Autonomy Religious Exemption Religious Freedom Religious persecution Rule of Law Russia Russian Orthodox Church Russian World Secularity Security 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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