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Our events offer different perspectives on the topics of law and the rule of law—whether through panel discussions, discussion and film evenings, book presentations, or artistic formats and activities. Read more about this in our annual program!

current program

  • Typography: A wave with many "L"s, white text on a purple background

    Workshop: „Power Through Community! Power Through the Law?“ – Register Now!

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    As part of the „Startklar“ Weeks, the Forum Recht Foundation, in collaboration with the Badisches Staatstheater, is hosting three workshops on the play “The Wave.” Drawing on the play’s plot, participants will learn how rules and laws shape a community and can both integrate and exclude people. To this end, examples from the past and present will be discussed in which… Read More »Workshop: „Power Through Community! Power Through the Law?“ – Register Now!

  • Key visual for the event titled "Federalism," along with the names and roles of the two guests

    Federalism: How Much Diversity Can the Law Tolerate?

    "Let's Talk About Recht"–The interactive discussion series
    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    People often say that „federalism“ complicates things. In Germany, rules can vary from one federal state to another—and many find this impractical, confusing, or even unfair. With the event on March 11, 2026, the Forum Recht Foundation is continuing the „Let’s Talk About Recht“ discussion series that began in 2025. The guests will be… Read More »Federalism: How Much Diversity Can the Law Tolerate?

  • Youth in court: Meaning and limits of punishment

    "Let's Talk About Recht"–The interactive discussion series
    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    This time, our guest is Dr. Alessandro Bellardita, presiding judge at the Karlsruhe Juvenile Court. He discusses the topic „Youth in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment" with Marie-Elisabeth Mirsch. In the public debate on juvenile crime, there are frequent complaints that sentences handed down to juvenile offenders are too lenient. But what are the goals of punishment—deterrence, rehabilitation, or prevention?… Read More »Youth in court: Meaning and limits of punishment

  • Cord Brügmann, director of the Forum Recht Foundation, welcomes the audience.

    "Law in Dialogue" Forum: Insights with Cord Brügmann and Lara Pflaumbaum

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    Our guest this time is Lara Pflaumbaum, pastor of the Evangelical Johannis-Paulus Congregation in Karlsruhe’s Südstadt district. Together with volunteers, she founded the Vesperkirche there in 2014. During the Vesperkirche, several hundred meals are served daily to those in need in the church’s facilities. As a pastor, Lara Pflaumbaum has made it her mission to support especially those in… Read More »"Law in Dialogue" Forum: Insights with Cord Brügmann and Lara Pflaumbaum

  • Flyer announcing the event, with relevant information.

    The Far Right and the Law: How Ethno-Nationalist Ideology Undermines the Rule of Law

    "Let's Talk About Recht"–The interactive discussion series
    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    What does it mean when the state is supposed to grant fundamental rights only to certain groups—such as those who belong to an ethnically defined „German people“? Such views are no longer a marginal phenomenon but have become part of public debate. They represent a nationalist legal ideology that calls into question the core principles of the democratic constitutional state. The Forum Foundation… Read More »The Far Right and the Law: How Ethno-Nationalist Ideology Undermines the Rule of Law