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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...
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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....
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Constitutional Discussions 2026 Now Online

This year’s constitutional discussions focused on the 75th anniversary of the Federal Constitutional Court. To mark the occasion, the court commissioned a study titled „Transformation Through Law," which examines the court’s development over the...
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An Overview of Digital Continuing Education in Legal (Constitutional) Education

In concise webinars lasting 90 to 120 minutes, external partners offer insights into concepts for effectively teaching about the law and the rule of law....
An exhibition in front of the Forum Recht Weird Foundation was visited during the day by people carrying the foundation's orange parasols.

Events in Freiburg in June

With a panel discussion, free legal advice, and a pop-up exhibition, the Forum Recht Foundation is bringing the topic of law to life in Freiburg from May 27 to June 15....

Call for Contributions to the 1st Federal Forum on Rule of Law Mediation

Experts and dedicated professionals from the fields of education and law, theory and practice, journalism and social work, as well as other interested individuals, are cordially invited to help shape the program of the Federal Forum by submitting a contribution. Please submit your contribution...

Program of the Federal Forum for the Promotion of Law and the Rule of Law 2026

Here we will publish the program for the 1st Federal Forum on Legal Education and the Rule of Law, which will take place in Leipzig in November 2026, and update it on an ongoing basis. Registration for participants will open in June 2026. The call for...

Concept for the 2026 Federal Forum

Transdisciplinary Knowledge Transfer and Networking: The Federal Forum on Legal Education and the Rule of Law is a two-day conference that brings together stakeholders from the fields of the administration of justice, education, social services, academia, and politics. Click here to view the program....
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New: Indoor pop-up exhibition goes on tour

The Forum Recht Foundation’s new indoor exhibition will tour Germany starting in late April 2026 and will be on display at public institutions, schools, libraries, museums, and other venues—anywhere where the law and everyday life intersect....
Visual: Let's Talk About Law

Who pays? Who receives? – How our tax laws work

On Wednesday, April 15, 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 tax law. The guests will include experts Thomas Eigenthaler...
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Start of the season for „Recht stadtlich!“

After the winter break, our popular city walking tours through Karlsruhe and Leipzig will resume in April. Discover the city from a different perspective as we guide you to the sites of justice....
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Film Screening and Discussion: „Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush“

On Thursday, March 19, we joined forces with the Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court and the Karlsruhe Bar Association to host a special film evening on the rule of law, justice, and human rights at the Schauburg Karlsruhe movie theater....

Review of the 2025 Study Trip

The Forum Recht Foundation’s first study tour on the topic of „The Rule of Law in Germany“ took place from October 19 to 25, 2025. The central theme of the tour was the rule of law in all its dimensions –...
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Launch of the Digital Participation Platform

What does the law have to do with everyday life? Whether at school, at work, in our homes, during elections, or online—the law shapes our daily lives. Many decisions that affect us are based on...
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Juveniles in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., the Forum Recht Foundation invites you to a discussion titled „Youth in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment“ as part of the „Let’s Talk About Law“ series in Karlsruhe....
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Program accompanying the pop-up exhibition

The „Zu Recht: Nachgefragt" program invites visitors to engage in interactive discussions with legal experts as a complement to their visit to the mobile pop-up exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“....
Audience from the front

Who How What is Family? Living together between law and reality

The Forum Recht Foundation, in cooperation with the German Association of Women Lawyers (djb), invites you to another installment of the „Let’s Talk About Law“ discussion series on Wednesday, October 8, starting at 7:00 p.m. in...
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How Nationalist Thinking Undermines the Rule of Law

To understand what a "völkisch" worldview is and how the far right uses it to undermine the rule of law, we are hosting historian Prof. Dr. Uwe Puschner and... on September 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
Interior view of the Karlsruhe Tourist Information Center. In the foreground are flyers, a yellow display stand, and three screens; in the background is the information desk.

5 years of Schaufenster Karlsruhe: "Residence of law"

On Thursday, November 7, Schaufenster Karlsruhe will celebrate its fifth anniversary at the Karlsruhe Tourist Information Office, located at Kaiserstraße 72-74. The Forum Recht Foundation will participate in several events that day....
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Scavenger Hunt Karlsruhe

A quiz on the Basic Law, a true crime story, and a puzzle await you this October at the Forum Recht Foundation. For the first time, we’re participating in the scavenger hunt through Karlsruhe’s cultural institutions....
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Interactive Discussions on the Future of the Basic Law

In early September, the Forum Recht Foundation, in collaboration with the podcast radio station detector.fm, hosted two interactive panel discussions in Leipzig....
A crowd of people in downtown Leipzig is illuminated by a light installation. In the background are the Schauspielhaus and the MDR Tower.

Sneak preview and talk about "Fortuna. Futura. Libertas." as part of the Leipzig Light Festival

On Wednesday, October 9, at 5:00 p.m., we invite you to a sneak preview and artist talk as part of the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2024. Visitors can look forward to a glimpse into the light installation *Fortuna. Futura. Libertas.....*.
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Young Constitutional Talks

On Saturday, August 10, 2024, teenagers and young adults took part in the “Youth Constitutional Discussions” at Karlsruhe’s market square, engaging in conversation with, among others, Federal Prosecutor General Jens Rommel and ARD legal expert Dr. Frank Bräutigam....
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"In good shape?" Live podcast on the future of the Basic Law enters the next round

On September 4 and 5, the podcast radio station detektor.fm and the Forum Recht Foundation in Leipzig are hosting the second round of live events featuring several interactive discussions....
Cover of the magazine *Politikum*, Issue 4 from 2023

"Tatort Rechtsstaat" - Joint themed issue with Politikum

What role does the rule of law play in issues concerning the future? The new special issue of the journal *Politikum*, in collaboration with the Forum Recht Foundation, explores these and other questions....
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2023 Year in Review

Join us as we look back on this year’s interesting and inspiring conversations and events, and find out what’s in store for you in the new year....
Kateryna Busol and Alexandra Kemmerer speak on the panel at Revolutionale 2023

In Retrospect: Panel Discussion „War Crimes Before German Courts“

Learn more about our discussion event on war crimes in German courts, taking place in Leipzig on October 11, 2023....
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Looking Back: Discussion on Access to Justice in Berlin

Learn more about our panel discussion on access to justice with the German Bar Association on October 17, 2023, in Berlin....
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Finding your own voice in democracy and the rule of law

Learn more about our workshops for Democracy Day in Leipzig and Karlsruhe in 2023, featuring Triangel Space, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and Jessy James LaFleur....
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Impressions from our mediation cooperation in Leipzig

School project days in Leipzig, in collaboration with the School of Law, brought the concepts of law and the rule of law to life in the summer of 2023....
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2022 Year in Review

In 2022, we worked with you to focus on the topics of justice and the rule of law! We’d like to thank our partners and you for your participation and inspiring collaboration....
Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann with the Foundation's Executive Board in front of the Karlsruhe facility

Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Marco Buschmann Visits Karlsruhe

The foundation team took advantage of the visit by Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Marco Buschmann on October 27, 2022, to conduct a brief interview. During the interview, we captured his perspectives and answers to questions that are important to our foundation’s work....
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Democracy Needs the Rule of Law, and the Rule of Law Needs Democracy

Information about our events for International Democracy Day at our locations in Karlsruhe and Leipzig....
Cover Page for the "Beyond the Museum" Symposium 2022

Beyond the Museum – That Was the Focus of the Hybrid Architecture Symposium

Beyond the Museum—Impressions from the hybrid construction symposium hosted by the Forum Recht Foundation in Leipzig on July 13–14, 2022....
Event room at the Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe; entrance door with the sign: "Entrance, Welcome"

FORUM RECHT FOUNDATION LAUNCHES ITS ANNUAL PROGRAM

The Forum Recht Foundation presents its 2022 annual program!...

War in Ukraine: 4 Questions, 4 Experts

In four videos released in early March, four experts provided context on the international legal situation surrounding the war in Ukraine....

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Photo Exhibition

Explore SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - JUSTICE (in German only)

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