The Mohammad caricatures published by various Western newspapers have not only fuelled massive protests in the Muslim world, but also raise complex legal issues requiring different approaches in each legal system. Attempts to limit freedom of the press – one of the most highly valued liberties in the democracies of the Western world – have always been the source of much debate and litigation, resulting in bodies of case law delineating scopre and limitations of this basic right.

Now, we face new challenges: What is the role fo religion? Where are the limits of satire? Where does defamation begin? Which audience is being addressed, and how relevant is this? These gighly topical issues will be discussed by media and constitutional law experts, examining comparative aspects of U.S. and German law.

Die Veranstaltung hat am 27. April 2006 in Englisch stattgefunden.