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Federal Forum on Education about the Rule of Law

Under the theme „Connecting Perspectives. Sharing Knowledge,“ the first Federal Forum on Legal and Rule-of-Law Education invites stakeholders from all areas of the administration of justice, education, social work, academia, journalism, and politics on November 27 and 28, 2026...
A panoramic view of the indoor exhibition "Law—The Rules of Everyday Life," featuring people viewing it.

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...
Orange umbrella featuring the logo of the Leipzig City Tours organized by the Forum Recht Foundation.

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....

Pop-up Exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“ in Weimar

The mobile pop-up exhibition „Law—The Rules of Everyday Life“ by the Forum Recht Foundation is making its first stop in Weimar on its tour through Germany. Set up in front of the congress centrum weimarhalle, the interactive exhibition invites visitors to think for themselves...
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About Us

Take a minute to learn about our goals, initiatives, and programs! Watch the video to find out more!...

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 –...
A woman is explaining a digital survey to an audience using a large screen.

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...
A hand is holding two cards: on the left, a green card that says “Yes”; on the right, a red card that says “No.” In the background, people are in an event hall.

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....
There are several postcards with questions and illustrations on a high table. Next to them is a cardboard box with the inscription "Inquired: Your right!"

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.
A neon-blue sign reading "In Good Shape" hangs in front of a purple-lit wall.

„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....
The panelists—Thomas Guddat, Susann Böttcher, Viktoria Großmann, and Bastian Sendhardt—are sitting on stage in conversation; in the foreground, you can see the audience

That was the focus of the panel discussion „Poland After the Parliamentary Elections“

Against the backdrop of the change in government in Poland, the Forum Recht Foundation hosted a panel discussion in Leipzig in early March on the rebuilding of the Polish rule of law....
Event room at the Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe; entrance door with the sign: "Entrance, Welcome"

In Good Shape? Throughout the Year

The Forum Recht Foundation’s 2024 annual theme, "In Good Shape? The Future of the Rule of Law," focuses on the future....
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Read right at Leipzig reads

Join us at the Forum Recht Foundation for the accompanying program for the 2024 Leipzig Book Fair....
Two women are standing in front of a golden movie theater curtain. Rows of seats are in the foreground.

Interview: Justice on the big screen

Can a movie theater become a space for discussing issues of justice? We asked Carmen Beckenbach (Kinemathek) and Kathrin Schön (Stiftung Forum Recht)....
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Defending the Constitutional State

Statement by the acting director of the Forum Recht Foundation on the current political debate....
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....
Four people are sitting at a long table with microphones; behind them is a wall painted green and yellow, and the logo of the Forum Recht Foundation

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....
The symbolic photo shows a person sitting at a desk and holding a pen in his hand; work slips on the table in front of him with the title "Law" can be seen.

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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