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14.05.2024, 12:00 - 13:00 Uhr
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Reflections on the 75th anniversary of Germany’s Basic Law: Lessons and Legacies for Today
A Virtual Discussion with Russell A. Miller
In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany ratified the Grundgesetz, or Basic Law, which established protections for fundamental human rights and the recognition of human dignity in the wake of the Nazi regime. Over the past 75 years, the Basic Law has provided a foundation for a flourishing and resilient democracy in Germany. At the same time, the past eight decades have also raised new questions about protections for various individual and societal rights. How have these been dealt with? This discussion will consider the lessons and legacies of the Basic Law. We are pleased to welcome law professor Russell A. Miller, author of the new text Introduction to German Law and Legal Culture (Cambridge University Press, 2024) in conversation with Dr. Jackson Janes, Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the US.
This virtual event will take place on Tuesday, May 14 at 9.00 AM PDT | 12.00 EDT | 18.00 MEZ. Please register in advance using the link below:
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Speaker Bio:
Russell A. Miller is the J.B. Stombock Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law where he teaches and researches in the areas of public law and comparative law. He is a leading foreign commentator on German law. His books include An Introduction to German Law and Legal Culture (CUP 2024); Privacy and Power: A Transatlantic Dialogue in the Shadow of the NSA Affair (CUP 2018); and The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the Federal Republic of Germany (Duke Press 2012). Prof. Miller is a two-time Fulbright Senior Research Award recipient and in 2020 he was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize for his contributions to the study of German law. He is the co-founder and co-Editor-in-Chief of the German Law Journal. He also founded the Berlin-based Rule of Law Academy with support from the Adenauer Foundation. In 2013 Professor Miller was named a KoRSE Fellow at the University of Freiburg. From 2020-2022 he served as the Head of the Max Planck Law Network while on leave from his university. Miller has degrees from Washington State University (B.A.), Duke University (M.A. and J.D.), and the University of Frankfurt (LL.M.).