Impetus for the rule of law: Digital Symposium 3.0

Karlsruhe. How can the rule of law be taught? How are human rights demonstrated? What role does the rule of law play in civic education? These and other questions will be discussed by over 50 scholars and cultural professionals at the interdisciplinary digital Symposium 3.0 hosted by the Forum Recht Foundation on Thursday, July 1, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Nine selected case studies from the international field of art education and exhibition practice will be presented in three thematic blocks. Pre-recorded, multi-perspective video clips will serve as an introduction to the subsequent panel discussion. The discussion will be moderated by Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer, a judge on the Federal Constitutional Court, and Prof. Dr. Eckart Köhne, President of the German Museum Association (Deutscher Museumsbund e. V.). The symposium will be livestreamed in German and accompanied by graphic recording.

Henrike Claussen, Director of the Forum Recht Foundation, explains the approach: „During our discussions on the foundation’s mission, we repeatedly encountered the question of how to conceptually address the relationship between the rule of law and the rule of law itself, on the one hand, and democracy, human rights, and injustice, on the other. We do not want to lose sight of the foundation’s core mission—promoting the rule of law—and aim to create concrete approaches to legal topics.“ The Digital Symposium 3.0 marks a resumption and continuation of the expert symposia already held in 2018 in preparation for the foundation’s establishment.

Schedule and Live Stream: www.stiftung-forum-recht.de/digitales-symposium-3/

Moderated by
Prof. Dr. Susanne Baer (Federal Constitutional Court)
Prof. Dr. Eckart Köhne (German Museum Association)

Theme Block: „The Rule of Law and Injustice“
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Dr. Andreas Wirsching (Institute for Contemporary History, Munich) Prof. Dr. Peer Zumbansen (McGill University, Montreal)
Speakers: Achim Beier and Balthasar Dusch (Archiv Bürgerbewegung Leipzig e. V.) Dr. Mirjam Zadoff (NS Documentation Center Munich) Emilia Potenza (Apartheid Museum Johannesburg)
Panelist: Dr. Imanuel Baumann (Nuremberg Trials Memorial, Nuremberg)

Theme Area: „The Rule of Law and Democracy“
Initiator: Prof. Dr. Nora Sternfeld (Hamburg University of Fine Arts)
Speakers: Magdalena Strauch and Inga Wölfinger („Die Verfassungsschüler“ / Teach First Germany), Dr. Evgeniya Sayko („demoslam“ / MAGNET – Workshop for Understanding, Berlin), Prof. Jeffrey Rosen (National Constitution Center, Philadelphia)
Panelist: Arne Busse (Federal Agency for Civic Education/bpb, Bonn)

Thematic Area: „The Rule of Law and Human Rights“
Initiator: Prof. Dr. Angelika Nußberger (University of Cologne)
Speakers: Dr. Clint Curle (Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg), Jill Savitt (National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta), Rayén Gutiérrez Cortés (Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Santiago, Chile)
Panelists: Jennifer Orange (Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Ryerson University, Toronto), Pratima Narayan (International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, New York), Prof. Dr. Pascale Cancik (University of Osnabrück)