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Labor Law Theme Day
Our third theme day this year, which will take place on September 11, is dedicated to labor law—a field of law that directly affects the daily lives of many people....
Recap of the „Access to Justice“ Panel
Moderated by Gottfried Haufe, Paula Edling of the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and Dr. Fabian Widder, Vice President of the DAV, discussed trust in the... during the German Lawyers' Day in Freiburg.
Crisis and the Law – A Legal Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., the Forum Recht Foundation invites you to Leipzig for an interactive discussion series titled „Let’s Talk About Recht,“ focusing on the topic „Crisis and the Law." The guests will include the lawyer...
Prison theme day
On Friday, June 26, 2026, the next theme day on the topic of the correctional system will take place at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Social Therapy Facility. This continuing education program explores the complex topics of the correctional system, punishment, and the administration of criminal justice. Register now!...
Federal Forum 2026 – Registration
„Recht gut geraten – The Quiz on Law & Justice“: Teams of three to six people can still sign up to participate in our quiz night in Karlsruhe through Monday, March 16...
Forum Recht Foundation Reaches Milestone in Its Quest for Its Own Building
With the Federal Ministry of Finance’s approval of funding now granted, the Forum Recht Foundation has taken a key step toward the construction of its own buildings....
All News Items for 2026
Labor Law Theme Day
Our third theme day this year, which will take place on September 11, is dedicated to labor law—a field of law that directly affects the daily lives of many people....
Recap of the „Access to Justice“ Panel
Moderated by Gottfried Haufe, Paula Edling of the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and Dr. Fabian Widder, Vice President of the DAV, discussed trust in the... during the German Lawyers' Day in Freiburg.
Crisis and the Law – A Legal Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., the Forum Recht Foundation invites you to Leipzig for an interactive discussion series titled „Let’s Talk About Recht,“ focusing on the topic „Crisis and the Law." The guests will include the lawyer...
Prison theme day
On Friday, June 26, 2026, the next theme day on the topic of the correctional system will take place at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Social Therapy Facility. This continuing education program explores the complex topics of the correctional system, punishment, and the administration of criminal justice. Register now!...
Federal Forum 2026 – Registration
„Recht gut geraten – The Quiz on Law & Justice“: Teams of three to six people can still sign up to participate in our quiz night in Karlsruhe through Monday, March 16...
Forum Recht Foundation Reaches Milestone in Its Quest for Its Own Building
With the Federal Ministry of Finance’s approval of funding now granted, the Forum Recht Foundation has taken a key step toward the construction of its own buildings....
All News Items for 2025
"Law in Dialogue" Forum: Insights with Cord Brügmann
Since May 2025, the Forum Recht Foundation has been hosting monthly evening discussions with experts from the fields of education, culture, and the judiciary, alternating between its two locations in Karlsruhe and Leipzig....
Click Your Way to Your Rights! – A Conversation with Alisha Andert About Legal Tech
What is legal tech, who can use it, and how will digital technologies change access to the legal system? The „Let’s Talk About Law“ event on June 11, 2025, will focus on the use of...
„Quite Urban! Europe Edition“
As part of Europe Day 2025, the Forum Recht Foundation hosted the first-ever „Europe Edition“ of the “Recht stadtlich!” city tour through Karlsruhe on May 8 and 9. Starting now, this special edition is available for groups of...
„European Youth Talks: In Justice We Trust?“
Starting May 22, the Forum Recht Foundation will offer a free monthly city walking tour in Leipzig focusing on the law and the rule of law. The „Recht stadtlich!“ tour takes about two hours and winds through downtown Leipzig...
City tours on justice and the rule of law are kicking off in Leipzig
Starting May 22, the Forum Recht Foundation will offer a free monthly city walking tour in Leipzig focusing on the law and the rule of law. The „Recht stadtlich!“ tour takes about two hours and winds through downtown Leipzig...
That was the theme day in Strasbourg
The theme day „Human Rights Protection in Europe“ took participants to the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on Friday, March 28, 2025....
All News Items for 2024
Election year 2024: Why every vote is important!
2024 is an important election year in Germany! Local elections, the European Parliament elections, and the state elections in the fall invite everyone to participate in direct democracy. Why is it important that we vote?...
75 Years of the Basic Law: A Week of Celebrations Marking the Constitution’s Anniversary
On May 23, 2024, all of Germany celebrated the 75th anniversary of the proclamation of the Basic Law. We marked this anniversary with a week of festivities and participated in events in Berlin, Pirna, Leipzig, and Karlsruhe....
Get Involved: Youth Constitutional Discussions
Human dignity, equality, and freedom: For 75 years, the Basic Law has made grand promises. But where are these promises fulfilled in the everyday lives of young people? How do laws and fundamental rights secure the future of coming generations? And what does it take...
Live Podcast Event at the Forum Recht Foundation
At the live podcast event in late April, the audience contributed to the development of the new podcast format from Stiftung Forum Recht and detektor.fm by asking questions, sharing ideas, and participating in interactive elements such as polls. The first episodes are now online:...
Interviews for the Leipzig Festival of Lights at the Forum Recht Foundation
The artists behind the installation „Fortuna. Futura. Libertas“ for the 2024 Festival of Lights will be on Tuesday, May 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., as well as on Wednesday, May 15, and Friday, May 17, from 10:00 a.m. to...
„In Good Shape?“: Launch of the New Podcast on the Future of the Basic Law
On May 8, 2024, the 10-episode podcast from the Forum Recht Foundation and detektor.fm will launch. The podcast explores what threatens our Constitution and what the future of the rule of law looks like....
All News Items for 2023
Artist talk with Yves Mettler about the work "Europaplatz (Recht sprechen)"
Learn more about Yves Mettler’s artistic-legal research project "Europaplatz (Recht sprechen)" in Karlsruhe....
Europaplatz (Administering Justice) – Artistic Intervention
Explore Yves Mettler’s artistic-legal intervention "Europaplatz – Administering Justice" from May 8 to 30, 2023, in public spaces throughout Karlsruhe!...
Court Cases: A Series of Discussions with „krügerXWeiss“
In collaboration with the directing duo krügerXWeiss, the Forum Recht Foundation is looking back at key past court cases and their impact on the present in its discussion series "Court Cases—A Series on the Impact of Historically Significant Trials"....
Film and discussion series "Law and Justice"
What do we mean by justice? Who decides what is right and just? And how does this relate to our constitutional state? Join us for a discussion on climate, punishment, sports, and...