Under German constitutional law, political parties have a somewhat ambivalent stance. On the one hand, Article 21 of the Basic Law stipulates that political parties are to freely shape the political will of the people. On the other hand, the norm provides for safeguards against anti-democratic excesses of the parties that restrict the freedom of those very political parties. How does the law manage to balance freedom and security against this backdrop, providing both protection against the anti-constitutional actions of political parties and securing (party) democracy?
The Security and Law Initiative intends to explore this question in its first session on Monday 17 February. The event reflects on traditional ways of dealing with anti-constitutional parties in the analogue and digital environment and how current challenges posed by new digital forms of action by anti-constitutional parties (eg on TikTok, Twitter and co.) can be countered. Thus, the webinar offers a platform to discuss security and law in a broad sense: the securitization of democracy against the background of recent developments in the digital sphere.
Register by 14 February, 23:59 CET to secure your spot. The access link to the event will be sent on the day of the webinar.