{"id":39266,"date":"2025-11-03T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/?p=39266"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:29:49","slug":"juveniles-in-court-the-purpose-and-limits-of-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stiftung-forum-recht.de\/en\/pressemitteilung\/jugend-vor-gericht-sinn-und-grenzen-von-strafen\/","title":{"rendered":"Juveniles in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Public debates on juvenile crime often culminate in calls for harsher penalties for young offenders. But what are the goals of punishment\u2014deterrence, rehabilitation, or prevention? And why is a distinction made between juvenile and adult criminal law? The Forum Recht Foundation discusses these and other questions on \u201eLet\u2019s Talk About Recht\u201c with a juvenile court judge and author<\/strong> Dr. Alessandro Bellardita.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Forum Recht Foundation invites you to Wednesday, November 12, 2025<\/strong> at 7:00 p.m.<\/strong> invites you to a new installment of the \u201eLet\u2019s Talk About Law\u201c discussion series to speak with the juvenile court judge Dr. Alessandro Bellardita<\/strong> to discuss the purpose and limitations of punishment for young offenders.<\/p>\n

The legal expert offers insights into his day-to-day work as a judge and discusses the opportunities and challenges of juvenile criminal law. Together with the host Marie-Elisabeth Miersch<\/strong> Drawing on research from the Forum Recht Foundation, he analyzes current debates\u2014such as the discussion about lowering the age of criminal responsibility or the claim that youth with a migrant background are more likely to commit crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201eOur background is part of our lives. Nevertheless, one must not limit a person\u2019s life to their background,\u201c says Dr. Alessandro Bellardita.<\/p>\n

Dr. Alessandro Bellardita is familiar with both sides of the criminal justice system: After earning his doctorate and spending his first few years as a lawyer, the native of Sicily worked as a prosecutor specializing in organized crime before becoming a judge in 2017. Today, he is the presiding judge of the Juvenile Lay Judges\u201e Court in Karlsruhe. As a journalist and author, he navigates the tension between law and society\u2014for example, in his latest crime novel, *The Sicilian File*, which explores the Mafia in Germany, or in his legal-political treatise *Democracy and Pluralism*, which was published earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Let's Talk About Law - the interactive discussion series<\/strong><\/p>\n

We discuss current and fundamental legal issues that concern everyone with exciting guests and the audience.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Juveniles in Court: The Purpose and Limits of Punishment<\/strong><\/p>\n

with Dr. Alessandro Bellardita, Presiding Judge of the Karlsruhe Juvenile Lay Judges' Court<\/p>\n

at the Forum Recht Foundation, Karlstra\u00dfe 45 A, 76133 Karlsruhe.<\/p>\n

Moderation:<\/strong> Marie-Elisabeth Miersch<\/strong>, Forum Law Foundation<\/p>\n

The event is free of charge.<\/p>\n

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