Platform Sessions: Religion and Law In the course of three
plenary sessions which take the whole afternoon four experts on
law will discuss some clearly outlined positions and questions
related to the three themes outlined below. The possible
questions for discussions during the days themselves are spelt
out in a short position paper to allow the participants to
consider their responses. First day: Implications of Religious
Distinctions One of the characteristics of religions like
Judaism, Christianity and Islam is the distinction they draw
between ‘truth’ and ‘lie’. Confining ourselves to Judaism and
Christianity for now, it can be said that both these religions
have the notion of ‘deceit’ in the core meaning of falsehood and
‘trustworthiness’ in the core meaning of truth. That is to say,
lying involves (at its core) the intent to deceive and thus
implies untrustworthiness. In these religions, the Devil or
Satan exemplify deceit and falsehood; God embodies the truth and
trustworthiness. These words and their