Law and Religion

Law and Religion

In our pluralistic world, a variety of oft-conflicting perspectives informs our understanding of moral and political ideas of justice. Additionally, legal cases increasingly span across borders and involve participants with no shared tradition, creating tensions that reflect fundamental moral conflicts. These resources explore how religion grounds, shapes, and conflicts with our legal systems.

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Michael Kessler

Executive Director
Department of Government and Georgetown Law

Current and Past Projects

Stone Statue of Lady Justice with Scales and Sword

Law, Religion, and Values

From 2006 to 2015 the Law, Religion, and Values project supported teaching, research, and scholarly conferences that explored how religion and values legitimate, shape, and conflict with global political, cultural, and legal systems in transnational and comparative perspective.

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Videos

September 18, 2024

Human Rights in a Divided World (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 28 minutes

February 7, 2023

Justice in Housing: A Conversation with HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 8 minutes

June 8, 2022

Ballroom A/B, Closing Plenary Session (English) (Video)

Duration: 1 hours 56 minutes

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Events

An Aerial photo of the Temple Mount, also known as The Noble Sanctuary, al-Aqsa Mosque

Nov
19

2024

Sharing Sacred Space in the Holy Lands: Is Conflict Inevitable?

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST Gewirz Student Center

Sep
18

2024

Human Rights in a Divided World

Feb
23

2023

Meet and Greet with Dr. Ioana Cismas

Feb
7

2023

Justice in Housing

Nov
12

2020

Nuclear Weapons And International Law 2020

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Publications

Working Paper November 28, 2022

The Church as a Space of Solidarity: The Church Asylum Movement in Germany

In this working paper, Julia Mourão Permoser explains that though church asylum has sparked controversy and elevated tensions between religious communities and governments in Europe, activists justify their actions on normative grounds.

Other Publications

Article July 18, 2022

A Relational Understanding of Human Rights: Human Dignity in Social Solidarity

Policy Brief May 13, 2021

Religious Soft Power in Russian Foreign Policy: Constitutional Change and the Russian Orthodox Church

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Blog Posts

The Hidden Influence of Government on Society

March 6, 2023