This upper-level seminar course focuses on the intersection of law and religion through the lenses of legal philosophy and history and constitutional, comparative, and international law. The course includes the following topics: approaches to the justification of religious freedom; comparative constitutional pespectives on religion-state relation; international standards and best practices of freedom of/from religion in the dialogue with American legal systrem; freedom of religion and freedom of expression; responding to religious extremism, gender aspects of religious freedom; rights of religious organizations; religion freedom and education; and religion in public life. Substantial original research papers are required.

This course satisfies the Writing Requirement.

Recommended for the following Professional Pathways: International Law/Human Rights; Civil Rights/Civil Liberties; Government/Public Sector; Law Through a Different Lens

2 Credits