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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

  • A bird's-eye view of the photo exhibition "Sprawiedliwość - Justice" with visitors

    Guided tour with a photographer and the curator of the exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    What happens when politics undermines the rule of law? With the documentary photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT, the Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe will showcase, from February 16 through April 7, 2024, how judges, prosecutors, and attorneys in Poland helped preserve their country from the collapse of the rule of law. Join Polish photographer and documentary filmmaker Piotr… Read More »Guided tour with a photographer and the curator of the exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT

  • The portrait of a resistant Polish judge wearing a black and red robe and looking sternly into the camera

    Exhibition: SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – JUSTICE

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    Guided tours of the exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT in Karlsruhe. Participation is free of charge; no registration is required. What happens when politics undermines the rule of law? With the documentary photo exhibition SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT, the Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe will show, from February 16 through April 7, 2024, how judges, prosecutors, and attorneys in Poland helped to… Read More »Exhibition: SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – JUSTICE

  • Dressed in an elegant suit, the judge sits on a chair in the middle of two waist-high piles of documents. He has put his black judicial robe behind him and, with his book open on his legs, he is pensively contemplating.

    Opening of the Photo Exhibition „SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT“

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    In his photo project „Sprawiedliwość – Justice,“ Polish photographer Piotr Wójcik documents the resistance of judges, prosecutors, and attorneys against the erosion of the rule of law in Poland. Through portraits, he introduces people who, because of their perseverance, faced reprisals from Poland’s recently ousted right-wing conservative government. In the year marking the anniversary of the Basic Law, the exhibition shows… Read More »Opening of the Photo Exhibition „SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ – GERECHTIGKEIT“

  • Event room of the Stiftung Forum Recht in Leipzig with four black chairs and neon orange workshop materials. In the background is a whiteboard with pinned photographs of past events.

    Shared power in Lützerath

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    Unfortunately, this workshop has been postponed due to illness. Workshop „Shared Power in Lützerath: How the Judiciary, Politics, and Civil Society Shape Protests,“ in cooperation with the CTW University Initiative at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design. From Lützerath to the Hambach Forest: Political protests raise questions about activism, law, legislation, and the importance of nature conservation. Who has what power to act? Where do the… Read More »Shared power in Lützerath

  • European Legal Narratives II: Who Has the Final Say in Europe? // Les récits juridiques européens II : Qui aura le dernier mot en Europe? (Europaplatz / Administering Justice)

    Forum Recht Foundation in Karlsruhe, Karlstraße 45 A, Karlsruhe

    Discussion and Q&A session with Prof. Dr. Armin von Bogdandy (Director of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Public Law and International Law) and Prof. Dr. Thomas König (Professor of Political Science and European Politics at the University of Mannheim). Moderator: Kolja Schwartz Roundtable discussion with Armin von Bogdandy (Director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public and International Law) and Thomas… Read More »European Legal Narratives II: Who Has the Final Say in Europe? // Les récits juridiques européens II : Qui aura le dernier mot en Europe? (Europaplatz / Administering Justice)