Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 18:00
Academy for European Human Rights Protection, Lorenz-Wilenga-Library
University of Cologne
Kerpener Str. 30
50937 Cologne
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Bernd Scheiff, President of the Oberlandesgericht Köln
Keynote by Prof. Dr. Adam Bodnar:
Rule of Law Recovery in Poland: Between Treading on Legal Minefields and Democratic Populism
Panel Discussion:
Rule of Law in Europe - Endangered Heritage?
- Prof. Dr. Adam Bodnar, Member of the Polish Senate, Former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Poland, SWPS University, Warsaw
- Prof. Dr. Günter Frankenberg, Institute for Public Law, Goethe University Frankfurt
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Andreas Paulus, Institute of International and European Law, University of Göttingen, Former Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
- Dr. Paula Rhein-Fischer, Academy for Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne
Moderation:
Prof. Dr. DDr. h.c. Angelika Nußberger, Director of the Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne, Former Judge and Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights.
Co-hosted by the Oberlandesgericht Köln and by the Cologne-Bonn branch of the German Association for East European Studies (DGO).