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    • The Quiet Architecture of Religious Freedom at Work
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    • 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
    • Two Words: Why Frank Ravitch No Longer Supports the Overturning of Employment Division v. Smith
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    • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz
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    • 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
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    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
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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
    • Pope Francis and His Legacy in Theology, Canon Law, Interreligious Dialogue, and Religious Leadership
    • Conscientious Objection to the Military Service: A Right in Progress
    • See All
    • 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
    • Two Words: Why Frank Ravitch No Longer Supports the Overturning of Employment Division v. Smith
    • Brett G. Scharffs on the Evolution of His Thinking About Refah Partisi v. Turkey
    • Illiberal Democracies and Religion: Interview with Renáta Uitz
    • 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
    • The Russian World Narrative and the Russian aggression in Ukraine
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Human Dignity Initiative

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with an invitation to a global conversation about preserving and protecting human dignity for everyone everywhere

 

  • Human Dignity for Everyone Everywhere –
    A Global Conversation
  • Initiative Website
  • The Brochure
  • Launch in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in December 2018
  • Preparatory Events
  • Ongoing Events
  • Signatories to the Punta del Este Declaration

Talk About Blog Posts

  • Gordon Smith:  Combating Racism
  • Robin Fretwell Wilson and Tanner Bean:  Fairness for All: An Answer to the Special Rapporteur’s Call for a Practical Resolution between Freedom of Religion or Belief and LGBT+ Non-discrimination
  • Donlu Thayer:  COVID-19 and Human Dignity
  • Ján Figeľ: COVID-19 Crisis, Human Dignity and Freedom of Religion or Belief 
  • Ewelina Ochab:  COVID-19 Requires an Urgent Response Grounded in Human Rights and Human Dignity
  • Brett Scharffs: Can Human Dignity Help Heal Us In Our Coronavirus Moment?
  • Brett Scharffs:  Freedom of Religion and Belief for Everyone Everywhere: Lessons Learned and Good Practices
  • Donlu Thayer:  Human Dignity: Building Understanding
  • Ewelina Ochab:  Beyond equality: How should we aid survivors of genocide?

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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