Religion as a Ground for International Protection
Conference organised in the context of the 2022 National Relevant Interest Project (PRIN) Migration and Religion in International Law (MiReIL): Research-based Proposals for Inclusive, Resilient, and Multicultural Societies.
10:00 am Presentation
Francesco Cherubini Professor of EU Law, Luiss University
10:15 am Introductory Guest Lecture: Persecution and International Protection of the State
Fabrizio Gallo President, National Commission for the Right to Asylum
10:40 am Religion and Persecution
Chair
Pietro Pustorino Professor of International Law, Luiss University
Speakers
Marco Ventura Professor of Ecclesiastical and Canon Law, University of Siena
When and How Does the Violation of Religious Freedom Become Persecution?
Lidia Rieder Legal Officer, ADF International, Vienna
Religion-Based Asylum Claims: An Overview of the Legal Problems from a Comparative Perspective
Q&A
11:40 am Coffee Break
12:00 pm Dimensions of Religious-Based Persecutions
Chair
Kristina Stoeckl Professor of Sociology, Luiss University
Speakers
Alfonso Giordano Associate Professor of Economic and Political Geography, University Niccolò Cusano
The Geography of Religious Persecutions Religion as a Ground for International Protection
Antonio di Muro Protection Associate, UNHCR
International Protection from Religious-Based Persecutions: A Picture of Europe and the UNHCR's Perspective
Q&A
1:00 pm Light Lunch
2:00 pm Evaluation of Religious-Based Claims
Chair
Francesca M. Corrao Professor of Arabic Culture and Language, Luiss University
Speakers
Hedayat Selim PhD Candidate in Psychology, Åbo Akademi University
The Credibility Assessment of Religious-Based Claims
Sonja Pöllabauer Professor for Interpreting Studies, University of Vienna
Interpreting in an Asylum Context and the Role of Interpreters
Harald Dörig
Honorary Professor, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
Religious-Based Claims and Exclusion Clauses
3:20 pm Conclusions
Karen Musalo Professor of Law, University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco