Mission
The UC Center for Law and Religion is a research center dedicated to the study of the relationships between law and religion, from the perspective of the fundamental right to religious freedom which – according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – consists of “everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.”
The Center was established in October 2005 under the name Center for Religious Freedom UC and in 2015 it was changed to the current name.