International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University

Based within the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, Utah, the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) works with scholars, government leaders, nongovernmental groups, and religious organizations from a variety of countries and faith traditions, to promote religious liberty and study the relations between governments and religious organizations. IGE partnered with ICLRS to hold a September 2006 conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on "Religion and Rule of Law in Southeast Asia," which convened experts in law and religion from 10 countries to discuss comparative approaches to regulating religion in a Southeast Asian cultural context. IGE's Council on Faith and International Affairs (CFIA) and ICLRS also co-sponsored a conference on "Law and Religion in Transitional Societies" in Oslo, Norway, in 2006.