A few weeks ago, the Bundestag decided in a quick-fix procedure to tighten the incitement paragraph in the Criminal Code.

In future, the penal norm will sanction the approval, denial and gross trivialization of crimes under international law - even if they have not yet been determined by a national or international criminal court.

In 2017, Dresden public prosecutor Mike Ulbricht published a 440-page dissertation on the relationship between hate speech and freedom of expression.

We ask him how he classifies the new law.

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In the past few days, politics and society have also been arguing about possible crimes committed by climate activists.

We take a look at which offenses come into question – and when climate protests are not punishable.

We also discuss demands from the Union to tighten criminal law in order to prevent blockages of fire brigades and rescue vehicles more effectively.

Marcus Jung, FAZ editor in the business editorial department, gives us an overview of current criminal proceedings in which the actors of so-called "cum-ex deals" have to answer.

Also in the podcast: The most recent decision of the Federal Constitutional Court on the exchange of data between the Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the police and a "just judgement".

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Topics of the show:

3:10: Interview with Dr.

Mike Ulbricht on the incitement clause

36:55: Criminal law and climate protests

51:51: Conversation with Marcus Jung on the cum-ex procedure

1:11:02: Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court on data transmission by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution

1:18:08: Fair judgment

1:25:00: Information about the podcast at EBS Universität Wiesbaden