Militant Democracy in Germany: Balancing Security and Freedom of Speech
About this episode
This episode discusses how Germany balances the right to free speech with the need to protect its democratic foundations through militant democracy.
Guests: Johanna Fink & Marc Bovermann (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law) How can a democracy protect and safeguard its core values without inadvertently harming them and becoming an authoritarian state? This crucial legal and political question forms the starting point for this episode of the Lawcast. Join Christopher Murphy as his guests—Marc Bovermann and Johanna Fink—discuss how Germany has adopted a so-called militant democracy to balance the right to free speech with the state's duty to safeguard its democratic foundations. Find out more: https://law.mpg.de/lawcast/?id=136355
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Murphy
Guests: Johanna Fink, Marc Bovermann
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Max Planck Law
Places: Germany
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