Diversity and Law: Sensitivity to Discrimination and Mechanisms of Exclusion in Legal Education – a podcast discussion by Fiona Kalberg with Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh, Dr. Susanna Roßbach and Selim Özgüc.

Among other things, the discussion focused on why women and people with a migration background receive lower marks in the oral state examinations than male candidates without a migration background and what role the composition of the examination board plays in this. The speakers also discussed how an inclusive teaching can be designed and why it is a central part of teaching to sensitize law students to discrimination and the reality of other people’s lives.

»It is obvious that certain groups are underrepresented in state institutions, in legal practice, but also in legal scholarship. […] The background to this issue as a whole is that it raises questions about acceptance of the rule of law and participation in democratic institutions if certain groups are systematically excluded. […] If certain groups do not feel represented, not seen, not perceived, if they have the impression that the state institutions do not know what to do with the reality of their lives, cannot show any understanding for them, then this jeopardizes the acceptance of these central institutions and thus our peaceful coexistence.«

The ELSA-cast is the podcast of ELSA Münster—a format by students for students about law, law studies and the European Law Students’ Association.

The interview with Prof. Dr. Towfigh and all other episodes of the ELSA-cast can be found on Spotify or here [in German]:

[Translated by DeepL]