November 04, 2024
Law Alive! Action days in Herne: The rule of law at your fingertips
From November 10 to 14, the Stiftung Forum Recht, the Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Herne (Department of Integration/KI) are inviting people to various locations in Herne for action days on the topics of law and the rule of law. At exhibitions, workshops, lectures, discussions and table talks, citizens can find out about current topics and talk to experts.
Herne. How close is the TV crime thriller "Tatort" to reality? What role does the law play in our lives? And is the Basic Law fit for the future? The rule of law is exciting, multifaceted - and "Quite lively!". Whether in everyday life, in the past or in the future - we encounter the law (almost) always and everywhere. It is often the small moments that make us feel its importance. Whether in a discussion about fundamental rights or when questioning everyday rules - law shapes the way we live together in many different ways.
The Stiftung Forum Recht, the Ministry of Justice NRW and the City of Herne are inviting you from November 10 to 14, 2024 in Herne for days of action on the rule of law. In addition to several School projects there will be a varied program for interested parties at various locations in the city, including the H2Ö district center, the Herne-Wanne and Herne district courts and the Strünkede secondary school.
It starts with a Movie night in the Hülsmann Kulturkneipe with an ARD "Tatort" and subsequent reality check with experts from the public prosecutor's office and criminal investigation department. Also invite Exhibitions, workshops, discussions and an interactive quiz on the rule of law to join in. There will be an opportunity to talk to representatives of the justice system and ask questions in a relaxed atmosphere.
In addition to the numerous public events during the action days, projects and workshops on topics relating to the rule of law will also take place with various schools from Herne: School project days organized by the Stasi Records Archive on the topic of GDR state security, workshops on disinformation with Correctiv journalist Miriam Bunjes (Reporter4you), a legal studies workshop at Herne District Court and other workshops with the GrundGesetzVerstehen e.V. association. At the Mont-Cenis Academy, seminar participants can visit the traveling exhibition "Alles Wissen Wollen. The Stasi and its documents" will be on display for seminar participants. In addition, parents' groups and migrant self-organizations can take part in the workshop "Judgement and truth-finding in times of disinformation".
A cooperation between the Stiftung Forum Recht and the Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphaliatransitional City of Herne (Department of Integration, Municipal Integration Center) and the Federal Archives - Stasi Records Archive.
Info at a glance
RIGHT ALIVE! Action days in Herne: The constitutional state at your fingertips
Sunday, November 10, until Thursday, November 14, 2024
At various locations in Herne
All information:
www.stiftung-forum-recht.de/aktionstage
www.herne.de/integrationszentrum
Programme Schedule
All events are free of charge. Unless otherwise indicated, public events do not require registration.
Sunday, November 10, 2024
20:00-ca. 22:15
Hülsmann Kulturkneipe, Eickeler Markt 1, 44651 Herne
"Tatort" public viewing with reality check by experts from the public prosecutor's office and criminal investigation department
Monday, November 11, 2024
14:00-15:00
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
Lecture: Legally secure! Probate law and land register law
15:00-15:30
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
Public guided tour through the photo exhibition: SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - JUSTICE
An exhibition of photographs about the justice system in Poland
18:00-20:00
Auditorium of Strünkede secondary school, Bismarckstraße 41, 44629 Herne
Fishbowl discussion: In good shape? The future of the Basic Law
with interactive quiz, discussion and music by "Orient-Express"
Moderated by Clemens Pfeifer (right-wing journalist), the audience is invited to discuss with the following guests:
Frank Dudda, Lord Mayor of the City of Herne
Benjamin Limbach, Minister of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Gudrun Schäpers, President of the Hamm Higher Regional Court
Gesa Plenter, member of the board of GrundGesetzVerstehen e.V.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
14:00-15:00
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
Lecture: Legally secure! Guardianship law: The health care proxy
15:00-15:30
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
Public guided tour through the photo exhibition: SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - JUSTICE
An exhibition of photographs about the justice system in Poland
17:00-18:30
Herne police prison memorial site
Guided tour of the Herne police prison memorial site
Registration via "Förderkreis Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Polizeigefängnis Herne e. V." to info@erinnerungsort-herne.de.
Information about the meeting point will be provided after registration.
19:00-20:15 District center H2Ö, Hölkeskampring 2, 44625 Herne
Lecture: Stasi in the West. Goals, strategies, methods
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniela Münkel, Stasi Records Archive (Federal Archives)
20:15-21:00
District center H2Ö, Hölkeskampring 2, 44625 Herne
Table talk: For a soda with ...
... guests from the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the local and labor courts and the Stasi Records Archive
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
14:00-15:00
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
Lecture: Legally secure! General information on foreclosure and forced sale
Experts explain the process of foreclosure proceedings and provide information on foreclosure.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
18:00-19:30
District center H2Ö, Hölkeskampring 2, 44625 Herne
Lecture with discussion and live broadcast: The USA after the election: Rule of law under pressure?
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jörg Fedtke, University of Passau
Live guest: Jana Keck, German Historical Institute Washington, D.C.
19:30-20:15
District center H2Ö, Hölkeskampring 2, 44625 Herne
Table talk: For a soda with ...
...guests from the local and labor courts and a law firm
Supporting Programme
From October 29 to November 13, 2024
photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - JUSTICE
Amtsgericht Herne-Wanne, Hauptstraße 129, 44651 Herne
From October 29 to November 13, 2024, the photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ - JUSTICE can be seen at the Herne-Wanne District Court. The right-wing conservative government of the PiS ("Prawo i Sprawiedliwość" / "Law and Justice") party fundamentally restructured the Polish justice system between 2015 and 2023 and changed the working conditions for public prosecutors and judges with judicial reforms. From 2018, for example, they had to expect forced transfers and suspensions by a newly created disciplinary chamber. PiS thus de facto abolished the independence of the judiciary in Poland.
Various judges, public prosecutors and lawyers opposed these interventions. Piotr Wójcik, a long-standing photojournalist for the Polish daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and university lecturer, took this commitment as the starting point for the photography project Sprawiedliwość. The images and interviews with Polish lawyers were taken between 2020 and 2021. The Forum Law Foundation has also created a virtual exhibition.
In cooperation with the Fundacja Picture Doc
Opening hoursMonday to Friday from 8:30 - 15:30
Public guided tours Photo exhibition:
Monday, November 11, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
Public court hearings
Public court hearings are held from Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. all year round.
Daily updated dates:
Press contact
Stiftung Forum Recht
Charlotte Großmann
+49 176 57992906
grossmann@stiftung-forum-recht.de
Image material
The press photos can be downloaded here and used free of charge for editorial purposes in connection with the Stiftung Forum Recht, provided the copyright is stated.
