Lüneburger Rechtsgespräche

In the crisis landscapes of the 21st century, politics and society face new questions and challenges. Through the “Lüneburger Rechtsgespräche”, Leuphana Law School aims to create an academic space for discourse and to address these emerging questions and challenges from a legal perspective. The “Lüneburger Rechtsgespräche” take place every winter semester, featuring two to three different lectures and discussion events.

Academic Director: Prof. Dr. Till Patrik Holterhus, MLE., LL.M. (Yale)

Event Dates Winter Semester 2025/2026

LEGAL COMMUNICATION IN TIMES OF POLARISATION: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE JUDICIARY AND THE MINISTRY

Dr. Cosima Haselmann, LL.M. (Cambridge)
Judge and Press Spokesperson, Administrative Court of Lüneburg

Dr. Eike Hosemann, LL.M. (Harvard)
Head of the Press Office, Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection

NOVEMBER 18, 2025, LECTURE HALL 4, 6:00 PM

Extending Competences in the Face of State Failure – Populist Rhetoric or Legal Argument?

Prof. Dr. Michaela Hailbronner, LL.M. (Yale)
Chair of German and International Public Law and Comparative Law
University of Münster

DECEMBER 16, 2025, LECTURE HALL 3, 6:00 PM

Freedom of Expression in Employment Relationships

Prof. Dr. Felix Hartmann, LL.M. (Harvard)
Chair of Civil Law and Labour Law
Free University of Berlin

JANUARY 13, 2026, LECTURE HALL 3, 6:00 PM

Public Provision of Housing – Do We Need a Fundamental Right to Housing?

Prof. Dr. Pia Annika Lange, LL.M. (UCT)
Professor of Public Law, European Law, Social Law, and Gender and Diversity Dimensions in Law
University of Bremen

JANUARY 27, 2026, LECTURE HALL 3, 6:00 PM

Event Dates Winter Semester 2024/2025

The "Enemy" in Parliament (Der “Feind” im Parlament)

Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers
Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy
Humboldt University of Berlin

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Fabian Michl
Professor of Public Law and the Law of Politics
University of Leipzig 

Prof. Dr. Michael Koß
Professor of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU
Leuphana University Lüneburg

OCTOBER 29, 2024, LECTURE HALL 3, 6:00 PM

Nuclear Armament of the EU (Nukleare Bewaffnung der EU)

Dr. Ulrich Kühn
Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy
University of Hamburg

Ambassador (ret.) Dr. Eckhard Lübkemeier
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)

DECEMBER 3, 2024, LECTURE HALL 4, 6:00 PM

German Reason of State in the 21st Century (Deutsche Staatsräson im 21. Jhd.)

Prof. Dr. Heike Krieger
Chair of Public Law and International Law,
Free University of Berlin

Prof. Antje Wiener, Ph.D.
Chair of Political Science, specializing in Global Governance
University of Hamburg

JANUARY 14, 2025, LECTURE HALL 3, 6:00 PM