Conversations with Judges: Can Courts Protect Democracy?
When democracies tumble, or die, what is the role of courts? What are promising judicial strategies, resilient doctrines, and helpful remedies?
Upcoming Events for the Winter Term 2025/26
11.12.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität
Ivana Jelić, ECHR
Summer Term 2025
28.04.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, Unter den Linden 6, HS 2091
26.05.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, digital
Daphne Barak-Erez, Supreme Court of Israel
The LSI has been subjected to harsh criticism regarding the event with Judge Barak-Erez from the Supreme Court of Israel on May 26, 2025. An open letter was sent to us as organizers a few hours before the event, but there was no effort to address and discuss worries beforehand, thus no discussion, and the letter was published online. Here, we set aside its statement of "facts", some of which are inaccessible, seem false or distorted. However, some background information to allow for a more nuanced understanding of this has been provided, and to start or continue conversations rather than cut them off. A call to "stop taking up space within Law and Society discussions" is not productive, while an appeal to "rethink" and "consider" is, and is heard and acted upon.
19.06.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, Unter den Linden 6, HS 2091
Mansoor Ali Shah, Supreme Court of Pakistan
23.06.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, Unter den Linden 6, HS 2091
Daniela Salazar Marín, Ex Constitutional Court of Ecuador
30.06.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, Unter den Linden 6, HS 2091
Natalia Ángel Cabo, Constitutional Court of Colombia
10.07.2025 | 18:00 | Humboldt-Universität, Unter den Linden 6, HS 2091
To join our livestream please register at law-and-society@hu-berlin.de.
