nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/408c0ca92ec3bfc6 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 251017s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/408c0ca92ec3bfc6 doi eng 342 23 Kovács, Kriszta Author aut Speaking Out on Campus - The University as a Platform for Free Speech or Academic Discourse? Kovács, Kriszta Verfassungsblog 2025-10-17 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Campus protests have been testing European universities. The demonstrations at Freie Universität Berlin highlighted the tension between seeing universities as open spaces for free speech and regarding them primarily as institutions dedicated to academic discourse. German courts have leaned toward the latter approach, whereas EU law provides a broader scope for academic freedom while still tying it to academic contexts. Although the upcoming European Research Area Act does not appear to address this issue, guidance from EU law could help universities strike a better balance between protecting the right to protest and safeguarding academic freedom. CC BY-SA 4.0 Academic Freedom Right to Protest students Leonhard, Julian Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/academic-freedom-students/ raw object