Ph.D. John Laughland is a lecturer in political science and history at ICES, the Catholic Institute of Postgraduate Studies in the Vendée in western France, where he teaches political philosophy and international law. He is the author of several books, including: „History of political processes from Charles I to Charles Taylor” (2nd ed. 2016) and „The Tainted Source: the Undemocratic Origins of the European Idea” (translated into Polish and published by Antyk in 2003: The Tainted Source of the European Union) . He previously worked in the European Parliament. He was also director of studies at the Institute of Democracy and Cooperation in Paris for ten years.

University professor, since 2016 rector of Corvinus University in Budapest. He has been a lecturer since 1991, and in 2002-2016 he was also the director of the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Economics. His research interests concern political philosophy, in particular the relationship between political knowledge and political action. He is particularly interested in historical discussions on fundamental issues of faith and rationality. It is mainly influenced by the philosophical works of Leo Strauss and Eric Voegelin. He is scientifically associated with the Eric Voegelin Institute (Louisiana State University), where he conducted research as part of the Fulbright Fellowship program, with Michigan State University, where he collaborated with Leo Strauss’ students, and with the Liberty Fund, which has influenced his knowledge and worldview for three decades. .

He is a prominent member of the European Conservative Cultural Movement, as well as chairman and co-founder of the Advisory Board of the Dutch foundation Center for European Renewal.

He is the author, editor and translator of many books. He has been publishing since 1986, his latest works include: Debate of antiques and moderns. Late remarks to Pascal [Debate of ancients and modernists. Late Notes on Pascal (2019), Political Realism and Wisdom (2015), Political Knowledge (2012), The Legacy of Fate (2009), 20th Century Political Philosophy Political Philosophy of the 20th Century (2007), Utopia as a Tradition (2005).

He was educated at the Catholic University of Nijmegen (Master of Political Philosophy) and at the University of Leiden, where he obtained a doctorate in law. His scientific interests lie in the area of political, legal and moral philosophy, metaphysics and theology. He specializes in modern, medieval and ancient philosophy.

Professor of philosophy and studies on relations between the state and the Church, professor of political science and deputy director of the philosophical studies program at Baylor University (USA). A graduate of Fordham University (Ph.D. and M.A. in philosophy) and Washington University School of Law in St. Louis (Master of Juridical Studies). He teaches and writes in the areas of religion and law, jurisprudence, political and moral philosophy, and philosophy of religion. He has published over 100 scientific articles, book chapters, as well as over a dozen books, including Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case Against Abortion Choice (Cambridge University Press 2007) and Taking Rites Seriously: Law, Politics, and the Reasonableness of Faith (Cambridge University of Press 2015), winner of the American Academy of Religion’s 2016 Book Award [1] for Excellence in the Study of Religion in the category Constructive-Reflective Studies.

She graduated in law from the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). She received her doctorate in legal philosophy from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Visiting researcher at Harvard University, completed the Advanced Management Program AMP-IESE/University of Navarra. Former partner at Advocacia Gandra Martins. Professor at CEU LAW SCHOOL (ethics and anthropology of law). Professor of tax law at Mackenzie University (postgraduate studies). Member of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy. President of the Institute of Law, Philosophy and Economics Ives Grandry. National Secretary for Family Affairs at the Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights in Brazil.

Director of the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ). In 2016, he was appointed a member of the Expert Panel on Freedom of Religion or Belief of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, whose role is to support OSCE member states in implementing their obligations regarding the right to freedom of religion or belief. Since 2000, he has regularly served as an expert representing the Holy See in Council of Europe commissions, currently in the Committee of Experts on the System of the European Convention on Human Rights (DH-SYSC), as part of the Steering Committee on Human Rights (CDDH). From 2003 to 2012, he lectured on human rights, international law and constitutional law at the law faculties of the universities of Mulhouse and Strasbourg. He is the author of several books and numerous articles published in several languages.

She obtained a PhD and Master of Theology from the Palacký University in Olomouc (Czech Republic) and a Master’s degree from the University of Prešov (Slovakia), and also completed interdisciplinary studies at the Faculty of Law of the Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice (Slovakia). He is a researcher and lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Trnava (Slovakia), director of the Institute of Legal Aspects of Religious Freedom. His research focuses on issues of religious freedom, the relationship between society and religion, the state’s relationship with churches and religious organizations, and state neutrality. She has published a number of works. Deals with issues related to law and religion, natural rights, conscientious objection, legal relations between the state and churches, religious freedom, the position of churches in society, including their economic support, as well as the issue of multiculturalism and human rights. She is the author of the following monographs: Human Rights, Culture and Religion; Church and Human Rigts; Caesar’s to Caesar – Economic Support of Churches and Religious Societies and over two hundred other works. He heads a national research project titled International legal obligations of the Slovak Republic regarding the financing of the Catholic Church (2021-2024). Currently, he is a member of the research teams of two national scientific projects: The penetration of labor law into other sectors of private law (and vice versa) and the Constitution of a liberal-democratic state and the radicalization of political culture.

Associate professor of law at Ave Maria School of Law, in Naples, Florida, where he has taught since 2001, and expert of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See for Relations with States. She has been living in Rome since 2011. She holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in canon law (J.C.L/J.C.D), which she obtained at the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce in Rome. She graduated in common law and continental law (LL.B/B.C.L.) from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and holds a B.A. from the University of Calgary in Canada. She is the author of many articles, encyclopedia entries and book chapters, including Reconceiving the Family (Cambridge Univ. Press 2006) and co-editor of St. Paul, the Natural Law and Contemporary Legal Theory (Lexington 2012). She was a participant of a research internship in the field of canon law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Calgary and a member of the editorial board of the „Gratianus Series”. She began her legal career as a clerk in the Court of Appeal of Alberta and the Court of Queen’s Bench. After interning at the law firm Bennett Jones, Verchere worked as a prosecutor in the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, then as a legal consultant at a law firm in Rome, and as a legal advisor to the Holy See from 2003 to 2011, which included her participation on the part of the Holy See in conferences and meetings in within the United Nations system. She dealt with canon law, international law and human rights. Her publications concern human rights in relation to the Holy See, the rights of children, women, parents and the family.

Doctor of law, director of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Government Legislation Center. Scientific interests include religious law, constitutional law and bioethics. Author of several dozen scientific publications, including several monographs, articles in highly rated scientific journals and co-author of a commentary on the Constitution of the Republic of Poland published by C.H. Beck Publishing House

Lecturer at Ave Maria School of Law (Naples, FL). Her research focuses on prenatal rights in international human rights law. She is, among other things, the author of the book Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Legal Impact of the American Convention on Human Rights, which was published by Notre Dame University Press in 2020 r. Ligia Castaldi obtained the degree of LL.M. at the University of Groningen and Harvard Law School.

Director of the Center for Legal Analysis at the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam), lawyer specializing in international law and politics. Since 2012, he has represented C-Fam at the UN General Assembly and the UN Economic and Social Council. Reports on these activities appear in the weekly „Friday Fax”, C-Fam’s flagship publication. He has also published in magazines such as „First Things”, „Breitbart”, „CQ Researcher” and „National Catholic Register”. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Associated Press, the Washington Times, the Washington Post, the National Catholic Register, NPR and Relevant Radio. Stefano Gennarini graduated from Notre Dame Law School and was a 2009 recipient of the Blackstone Legal Fellowship. He has lived and worked in the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Nigeria and the Caribbean. He is fluent in Italian and Spanish.

Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Western Ukrainian National University and associate professor of the Department of Criminal Law, Procedure and Law Enforcement; member of the European Law Institute, International Police Association; Lecturer at the Higher School of Judges and author of over 30 articles, as well as an active participant in international and local conferences and projects. Participant of many specialized training workshops in various fields, manager and coordinator of international research projects. He conducts anti-corruption courses for civil servants. Coordinator of human rights and non-discrimination training for government officials. Scientific interests: criminal law, state criminal law policy, international cooperation in criminal justice.

Dr. Joanna Siekiera is an international lawyer, doctor of social sciences in the field of public policy sciences. He currently works at the Faculty of Law of the University of Bergen in Norway on the legal consequences of ocean change and the sovereignty of states in Oceania, and as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on legal matters at the NATO Stability Policing Center of Excellence in Vicenza, Italy.
Dr. Siekiera completed her doctoral studies in New Zealand, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Victoria in Wellington, on the topic of regionalism in the Pacific. He has internships including: from Polish diplomatic missions, the Institute of Cultural Diplomacy in Germany, the School of Humanitarian Law in Russia, the School of Humanitarian Training Center of the United Nations CIMIC, the French Institute of International and Strategic Affairs and NATO. She is the author of over 100 scientific publications in several languages, the book „Regional Policy in the South Pacific” and 6 edited monographs devoted to international relations.
Her areas of interest include the South Pacific region, science diplomacy (maritime diplomacy) and the law of armed conflicts (legal advice, NATO legal framework, Central Europe, security in the South Pacific, gender in armed conflicts).