Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Angelika Nußberger was invited to an event at the Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main.
The topic of the event was "Constitutional Courts. Do They Preserve or Threaten the Rule of the People?"
"Democracies can slide into the tyranny of the majority. Therefore, the rule of law and fundamental rights are indispensable elements of democratic rule: Without freedom of assembly or freedom of the press, elections are of little value. Constitutional courts embody the idea that majority rule is bound by law and justice. Yet time and again, they are criticized for making decisions that are politically too far-reaching. And they themselves become the object of political power competition. Can they still effectively protect democracy under such conditions? Do they live up to their role as guardians of the constitution - in international comparison? Or is criticism of them, as in Poland or Hungary, even partly justified?"
Watch the full event here. [German]
Pictures: Jochen Kratschmer