Events
Panel discussion „Lawmaking in Divided Times“
As part of the “Dialogues on Criminal Justice” event series, which the Chair of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Göttingen has been offering in collaboration with the Stanford Criminal Justice Center since 2024, we would like to warmly invite you to a panel discussion entitled “Lawmaking in Divided Times” on- September 9, 2025 at 6 p. m.
in the Emmy Noether Hall of the Alte Mensa
at Wilhelmsplatz in Göttingen.
We will address the challenges facing (criminal) legal policymaking in increasingly polarized social contexts and discuss the tensions that arise between constitutional principles, political communication, and democratic lawmaking.
We are delighted to announce that the following panelists will be participating in the discussion:
- Prof. Dr. David A. Sklansky
(Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Stanford Criminal Justice Center), - Dr. Marco Buschmann
(Former Federal Minister of Justice) - Christina Müller-Ehlers
(Managing director at Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Straffälligenhilfe BAG-S)
Students and faculty members from Stanford Law School and the University of Göttingen will be participating in the debate.
No registration is required, admission is free. The event will be conducted in English.
We look forward to welcoming you in Göttingen!
Conference “50 Years of Criminal Law Reform”
On October 9 and 10, 2025, a conference on 50 years of the Criminal Law Reform Act will take place in Göttingen. The conference is being organized by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Kubiciel (Augsburg) and Prof. Dr. Alexander Baur (Göttingen). There will be talks and discussions on the conceptual history and criminal policy, the foundations of criminal accountability, and legal consequences of criminal offenses.Registration is possible by email until September 26, 2025, admission is free.
The program can be found here.
Past events
- On July 5, 2024, the conference of the Institute of Criminal Law and Justice at the University of Göttingen and the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Bern, in cooperation with the Center for Medical Law at the University of Göttingen, was held in Göttingen under the title “Measures and Sanctions Law in Transition.”
- On July 4, 2024, Prof. Alexander Baur gave his inaugural lecture in the Aula of the University of Göttingen on “Criminology in Crisis.”
- On June 11, 2024, a panel discussion on the topic “‘'Forcing improvement? – Dealing with dangerousness in total institutions’” took place in the Emmy Noether Hall of the Alte Aula at Wilhelmsplatz. Prof. Alexander Baur moderated the discussion, with Prof. Axel Dessecker, Prof. Tanja Henking, Prof. Norbert Konrad, and Dr. Christian Riedemann participating as panelists.