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15th Higher Education Conference
sponsored by the American Bar Association Division for Public Education
Overview | Conference Program
About the Speakers | Resources
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| WHEN: |
May 13-15, 1999 [Thursday-Saturday]
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| WHERE: |
San Antonio, Texas [Adam's Mark Riverwalk Hotel]
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| THEMES: |
Conferees explored how law and religion compete with, and yet also complement, one
another in establishing rules and sanctions, normative orders, and ethical systems.
Specific foci included:
- Philosophical and legal bases for separation of church and state, especially in view of
increasing religious pluralism;
- Recent First Amendment controversies (e.g. the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, school
vouchers, school prayer, etc.);
- Role of organized religions in advocating legal change vis-a-vis such issues as
abortion, reproductive technologies, and physician-assisted suicide; and
- Impact of religious traditions on law and legal systems.
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