Between the Nazi Past and the Cold War: Implications of the Study on the Federal Prosecutor's Office
Book Presentation and Discussion
Political beliefs are a private matter. In the judiciary in particular, the law and the principle of independence take precedence over everything else. But what if personal beliefs have professional consequences?
In their study published in 2021, „National Security During the Cold War: The Federal Prosecutor's Office Between Its Nazi Past, the *Spiegel* Affair, and the RAF“In this book, Christoph Safferling and Friedrich Kießling provide insight into the history of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office between 1950 and 1974.”.
Photo: Johanna Benz
What impact did Nazi ideology have on the work of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office? How has the significance of national security changed over time? And what conclusions can be drawn from the study for the present day—for example, with regard to legal education?
We will discuss these questions with the authors Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling (FAU Erlangen) and Prof. Dr. Friedrich Kießling (University of Bonn), Prof. Dr. Michael Zwanzger (University of Leipzig), Dr. Peter Frank (Attorney General at the Federal Court of Justice) and Prof. Dr. Dirk van Laak (University of Leipzig) will be discussing this on the panel!
The event will begin with opening remarks by Dr. Peter Frank (Federal Prosecutor General), Prof. Dr. Andreas Korbmacher (Deputy President of the Federal Administrative Court) and Henrike Claussen (Forum Recht Foundation) supported and through Annelie Kaufmann will be moderated.
Admission is free.
Please register by June 20, 2022, at event@stiftung-forum-recht.de is requested.
Please note that all events will take place in compliance with current infection control measures. The guidelines of the Federal Administrative Court.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Illustration: © Johanna Benz, adapted by SFR