October 11, 2011
The American
Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, the
Center for Bankruptcy Studies, and the
Center for Law and Religion recently hosted a symposium on
“Religion and Bankruptcy: Perspectives Thereon and Treatment
Therein” at the Law School.
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From
the time of its creation and throughout its evolution, bankruptcy
law has affected and been affected by religion. Important aspects
of current bankruptcy law, such as the discharge of debt and the
exemption of personal property, originated in religious traditions
before making their way into secular law. At the same time,
religious individuals and institutions are themselves often parties
in bankruptcy cases, and a number of Bankruptcy Code provisions
specifically address religious matters. Organized by center
co-directors
Marc DeGirolami,
Mark Movsesian,
Keith Sharfman, and
G. Ray Warner, the symposium brought together leading
bankruptcy experts and thinkers to examine both sides of this
relationship and publish their ideas and research in a forthcoming
issue of the ABI Law Review. Symposium participants
included:
- Haider Ala Hamoudi, Associate Professor of Law, University of
Pittsburgh School of Law, The Surprising Irrelevance of Islamic
Bankruptcy
- Lyman P. Q. Johnson, Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law,
Washington and Lee University School of Law, Debarring
Faithless Fiduciaries in Bankruptcy
- Geoffrey P. Miller, Stuyvesant P. Comfort Professor of Law,
Director, Center for Financial Institutions, New York
University School of Law, Law and Economics versus Economic
Analysis of Law
- Theresa J. Pulley Radwan, Professor of Law, Stetson University
College of Law, Sword or Shield: Use of Tithing to Establish
Nondischargeability of Debt Following Enactment of the Religious
Liberties and Charitable Donation Protection Act
- Steven H. Resnicoff, Professor of Law, Co –Director, Center for
Jewish Law and Judaic Studies, DePaul University College of Law,
Jewish and American Bankruptcy Law: Their Similarities,
Differences, and Interactions
- Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP,
Roman Catholic Diocesan Chapter 11 Cases after Stern v.
Marshal
“The symposium was a great success and a very appropriate one to
hold here at St. John’s,” said Professor Sharfman. “The
presentations, papers, and informal interactions were all first
rate, and this was also a wonderful learning opportunity for our
student editors on the ABI Law Review. We in the bankruptcy program
are most grateful to have had the chance to work together with Mark
Movsesian and Marc DeGirolami, our distinguished colleagues in the
field of law and religion, and we very much appreciate the
institutional support from Dean Simons that made this event
possible.”
For more information on this symposium and upcoming events,
please contact the
Center for Bankruptcy Studies at St. John’s School of
Law.