What Does Religion Require of Public Officials, Judges and Lawyers?
In the context of the separation of church and state, American lawyers are inclined to think primarily about institutional arrangements. But what should religiously observant lawyers, judges and public officials do if their religion demands one thing and the secular law demands something else? Should the secular law be interpreted in such a way that it is consistent with religious practice? What happens when religions conflict? This discussion between two deeply religious lawyers will consider a wide range of options and agonies in seeking to answer these questions. Participants Robert P. George, James Madison Program, Princeton University Aidan O’Neill, LAPA Fellow, Princeton University & QC Edinburgh and London Chair Paul Schiff Berman ’88, LAPA Fellow & University of Connecticut School of Law Panelists Sally Engle Merry, NYU Department of Anthropology and School of Law Professor Merry has co-authored a study of women in Hong Kong who used international law to challenge local inherit
