U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Keynotes Conference on 鈥淭he Value of Tradition in the Global Context鈥� Co-Sponsored by Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy
The Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy at 草榴社区 Charles Widger School of Law co-sponsored a gathering of international jurists and scholars at the Rome campus of Universit脿 LUMSA in December 2018 for 鈥淭he Value of Tradition in the Global Context.鈥� The featured a keynote address by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr.
鈥淭he Tradition Project has made an exceptionally important contribution to the academic conversation about law, culture and politics over its three sessions,鈥� said Michael Moreland, University Professor of Law and Religion and Director of the McCullen Center. 鈥淭he most recent session in Rome, with its keynote address from Justice Alito, was particularly rewarding, and it was a privilege for 草榴社区's McCullen Center to be part of it.鈥�
Launched in 2016 by St. John's University Law School Center for Law and Religion, the Tradition Project seeks to develop a broad and rich understanding of how tradition might continue to cultivate virtuous, responsible and self-governing citizens. This was the third session of the Tradition Project. In addition to the McCullen Center, the session was made possible by the Center for Law and Religion at St. John鈥檚 University and Universit脿 LUMSA, and Dr. Josephine Templeton.
Justice Alito鈥檚 remarks, which focused on judicial review and human rights from a comparative perspective, were followed by a panel of respondents. Respondents included Giuseppe Dalla Torre, President of the Vatican City Tribunal; Ugo De Siervo, President emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court; Chantal Delsol of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques; and Andr茅s Ollero of the Spanish Constitutional Tribunal. The conference also included four workshops on 鈥淯nderstandings of Tradition in the Global Context;鈥� 鈥淟ocal Traditions and Global Government;鈥� 鈥淟iberalism, Populism, and Nationalism;鈥� and 鈥淭radition and Human Rights.鈥�
The McCullen Center was created in 2017 and builds upon 草榴社区鈥檚 Augustinian Catholic mission with the goal of creating programs that support academic and research initiatives at the intersection of law, religion, and public policy.
