Center for Law and Religion Welcomes Inaugural Global Law Fellow
This semester, the Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s Law welcomed its first Global Law Fellow, Fabiana Dal Cin, from the State University Cà Foscari, in Venice, Italy.
Center for Law and Religion Receives Grant to Study Tradition in Law and Politics
The Center for Law and Religion at St. John’s Law has received a major grant from the Bradley Foundation for the creation of the Tradition Project, a new initiative exploring the value of tradition...
Center for Law and Religion Hosts Conversation with Hon. Richard J. Sullivan
On Tuesday, October 27, 2015, the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion presented a discussion with Hon. Richard J. Sullivan, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, about current and potential issues before the U.S. Supreme Court involving religious freedom.
Center for Law and Religion Names 2015-2016 Student Fellows
The Law School’s Center for Law and Religion has appointed two student fellows for 2015-2016: Stephanie Cipolla '16 and Christina Vlahos '17.
Professor Mark Movsesian Participates in International Moot Court in Venice
Mark L. Movsesian, director of the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion, just returned from Venice, Italy, where he participated in a new international moot court competition on law and religion at the Fondazione Studium Generale Marcianum, an academic research center.
Professor Mark L. Movsesian Speaks on Religious Freedom at Federal Bar Council Conference
Earlier this week, Professor Mark L. Movsesian—director of the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion—participated in a panel program on “The Evolution and Implications of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act” at the Federal Bar Council’s annual Winter Bench & Bar Conference.
Professor Mark L. Movsesian Explores the Crisis Facing Mideast Christians
At a recent event that brought alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the Law School together at St. John’s new Manhattan campus, Professor Mark L. Movsesian discussed the ongoing plight of Mideast Christians.
Center for Law and Religion Announces New Student Fellows
With the start of the new academic year, the Center for Law and Religion has named its new student fellows for 2014-2015. They are John Boersma ‘15 and Stephanie Cipolla ’16.
Hundreds Attend Professor Mark L. Movsesian’s Talk on Mideast Christians at the Lanier Theological Library
Earlier this month, Mark L. Movsesian, the Frederick A. Whitney Professor of Contract Law and director of the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's Law, gave a talk on Religious Freedom for Mideast Christians: Yesterday and Today before a standing-room-only audience at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, TX.
Pope Francis Opens St. John’s Conference on International Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is a “fundamental right of man, reflecting his highest dignity” and “an indispensible condition for fully realizing human potential.”