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Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning the Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Politics, Law, and Theology

Post published:November 18, 2024

The webinar was hosted by the ICLRS Blog “Talk About: Law and Religion” and Orthodox Christianity Studies Center—Fordham University on October 29, 2024. Webinar panelists discussed political, legal, social, and theological aspects of Ukraine’s recent law No 3894 banning the Russian Orthodox Church and religious organizations affiliated with the ROC.

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International and National Responses to the Russian Orthodox Church’s Support of Putin’s War in Ukraine

Post published:October 30, 2024

Dmytro Vovk is a visiting associate professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. The following post is based on his remarks at the ICLRS 31st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, 8 October 2024.

In July 2021, Russian president Vladimir Putin published an article “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians.” The article, which many now consider to be a prologue to or a sign of preparation for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, contains the following passage:

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Webinar: Ukraine’s Law Banning Russian Orthodox Church and Affiliated Organizations: Legal and Juridical Aspects

Post published:October 2, 2024

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

Registration link

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.

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