Grundgesetzliches: Versammlungsfreiheit

In the organizer's words:

It is about the right to assemble peacefully and without weapons, either privately or in public, without registration.

Karoline Preisler, Philipp Amthor and Alexander Thiele

Our Basic Law turns 75, and to mark the occasion, the "Basic Law" series is dedicated to the rights and duties enshrined in our constitution.

Today, Alexander Thiele and his team from the BSP Business and Law School are focusing on Article 8 of the Basic Law on freedom of assembly. This concerns the right to assemble peacefully without weapons, either in private or in public and without prior notification. In the case of open-air assemblies, this right can be restricted by the state or by the courts. What conditions apply? When is an assembly or demonstration no longer peaceful, public safety is endangered or the rights of bystanders are impaired? Alexander Thiele talks to his panel guests Karoline Preisler and Philipp Amthor about the scope of protection of freedom of assembly in Article 8 of the German Basic Law and the close connection with Article 5 on freedom of expression.

Karoline Preisler, a fully qualified lawyer and politician, has been politically active since 1985 and a member of the FDP since 2013. Her book "Demokratie aushalten! Über das Streiten in der Empörungsgesellschaft", was published by Hirzel (AMOS Prize 2022). The Jüdische Allgemeine headlined "Woman with attitude", while BILD called Preisler "Germany's bravest demonstrator". Karoline Preisler believes that politics and the people must meet on the streets as equals.

Philipp Amthor has been a member of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag since 2017 and Secretary General of the CDU in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. He has been a member of the CDU Federal Executive Committee since 2024.

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For security reasons, please note that no bags or objects may be taken into the hall at this event. Please leave them at the checkroom.

Price information:

Admission: €8, reduced: €5, members: €3 For security reasons, please note that no bags or items may be taken into the hall for this event. Please leave them at the checkroom.