The will host a symposium that celebrates and examines the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council鈥檚 Declaration on Religious Freedom on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 5 and 6).
Titled 鈥�,鈥� the symposium will open Thursday with an address from Bishop Daniel E. Flores, bishop of Brownsville, Texas. The address, open to the public, will take place at 5 p.m. in the McCartan Courtroom in the Eck Hall of Law at the University of Notre Dame.
Symposium panelists will present their works on Friday. Panelists include Thomas Berg of the University of St. Thomas 91视频 of Law, Paul Horwitz of the University of Alabama 91视频 of Law, Christopher Lund of Wayne State University Law 91视频, Mark Movsesian and Marc DeGirolami of St. John鈥檚 University 91视频 of Law, Brett Scharffs of Brigham Young University Law 91视频, Steven Smith of the University of San Diego 91视频 of Law, Anna Su of the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, and and of . The panels will be moderated by Judge Richard Sullivan of the Southern District of New York.
John H. Garvey, president of the Catholic University of America, will deliver the keynote address at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The keynote, also in the McCartan Courtroom, is open to the public.
Held each fall semester, the annual symposium provides an environment for intellectual engagement and an opportunity to examine pressing legal issues. Traditionally, each participant will publish an article in the Law Review鈥檚 annual symposium issue.
This year the symposium is part of the 2015-16 Notre Dame Forum, 鈥�,鈥� which commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of pivotal documents of the Second Vatican Council that have particular significance today. Established in 2005 by University President , the Notre Dame Forum has featured major talks by leading authorities on complex issues related to immigration, sustainability, global health, the global marketplace, K-12 education and the role of faith in a pluralistic society.
Contact: Catherine Behan, Law 91视频, 574-631-0467, cbehan@nd.edu; Jennifer Smith, Law 91视频, 574-631-5351, jsmith70@nd.edu