2024 Symposium: First Plenary

First Plenary of the 31st Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, "Religious Freedom as a Tool for Peacemaking."
This plenary was held on Monday, 7 October 2024 in Provo, Utah, United States.
Title: Understanding Religious Freedom: Why Does it Matter?
Moderator:
Amy Andrus, Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religious Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, United States
Panelists:
Nicholas Aroney, Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Queensland, Australia
Alwi Shihab, Senior Fellow, Leimena Institute; Special Envoy of the Indonesian President to the Middle East and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Jaclyn Neo, Associate Professor, National University of Singapore
Hamilton Knox Thames, Senior Fellow, Pepperdine University; Director, Program on Global Faith and Inclusive Societies, Pepperdine University; Senior Visiting Expert, U.S. Institute of Peace, United States
Katrina Lantos Swett, President, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, United States