Heribert Prantl (born 30 July 1953 in Nittenau,

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, Germany) is a German author, journalist and

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(former judge, prosecutor and lawyer). At the ''

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'' he was head of the department of

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from 1995 to 2017, head of the department "opinion" from 2018 to 2019, member of the chief editors from 2011 to 2019 and is now columnist and author. Since 2002 he has been a lecturer at the faculty of law at

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, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2010. He wrote various political books.

Early life and family

Prantl was born in

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in Bavaria on 30 July 1953. A stipendiary of the

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", he studied law, philosophy and history at the

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and earned his

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. Afterwards he studied journalism and worked as a judge as well as a public prosecutor. Prantl lives together with journalist Franziska Augstein.

Work as a journalist

In 1988, Prantl started working for the ''

'' (SZ) in the department for domestic policy with focus on legal policy. In 1992 he was promoted to deputy head of the department and 1995 he became the head of the department. As of March 1, 2019 he stepped down from duties as head of the opinion department and as a member of the editorial board. He continues to work at the SZ as a writer and columnist, writing a weekly column on political and societal issues under the headline ''Prantls Blick'' for the paper's weekend edition. Considered a social liberal by many, Prantl has achieved a reputation of being a defender of a liberal and

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society that respects the basic rights of all people.

Other work

Apart from his work as a journalist, Prantl is a critically acclaimed author of political commentary, especially concerning basic liberties and the rule of law. He also appears often on ARD radio stations as a commentator for current domestic affairs. Prantl is also a lecturer for journalism at the Akademie für Publizistik in

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and at the Institut zur Förderung publizistischen Nachwuchses in

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as well as a member of the PEN center of Germany. Since 2002 he is lecturer for law at the

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and since 2004 he is on the advisory board of "Pro Justitia". In addition, Prantl hold the following honorary positions: * Deutsche Nationalstiftung, Member of the Senate * UNICEF National Committee of Germany, Member * European Law Students' Association (ELSA) – Germany Chapter, Member of the Advisory Board * Reporters Without Borders Germany, Member of the Board of Trustees *

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, Member

Awards

* 1983: Science award of the

and the House of Thurn und Taxis for studies in law and economics * 1989: Editorial award of the journalistic foundation

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* 1992: Journalism award of the

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(German lawyers' association) * 1994:

Geschwister-Scholl-Preis The Geschwister-Scholl-Preis is a literary prize which is awarded annually by the Bavarian chapter of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and the city of Munich. Every year, a book is honoured, which "shows intellectual independence and ...

for his book ''Deutschland, leicht entflammbar'' * 1996:

Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis Kurt-Tucholsky-Preis is a literary prize of Germany. The prize amount is currently €5,000. The prize, for "committed and succinct literary works" was first awarded in 1995, and thereafter annually till 1997, since when it has been awarded every ...

for journalism * 1999: Siebenpfeiffer-Preis for freedom and democratic rights * 2001:

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in the category "Essay" for his comment "Lob der Provinz" (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 April 2000) * 2004: Rhetoric award for the "speech of the year" by the

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* 2006: Erich-Fromm-Preis (together with Hans Leyendecker) * 2006: Arnold-Freymuth-Preis * 2007: Roman-Herzog-Medienpreis * 2008: Goldener Prometheus for political journalism, awarded by the magazine '' V.i.S.d.P.'' * 2008: Puk-Preis for cultural journalism, awarded by the Deutscher Kulturrat * 2008: Ketteler-Preis of the foundation 'Zukunft der Arbeit und der sozialen Sicherung' (ZASS) * 2009: Justice medal of

* 2010: Cicero-Rednerpreis (orator's award) * 2012:

Brothers Grimm Prize of the University of Marburg Brothers Grimm Prize of the University of Marburg is a literary prize of Hesse. Winners

* 1943 Karl Helm * 1950 Georg Baeseke * 1952 Erik Rooth * 1954 Hermann Teuchert * 1957 Gesenius G. Kloeke * 1959 Luis Hammerich * 1961 Emil Öhmann * 1963 ...

Bibliography

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/Heribert Prantl, ''Was der Mensch dem Menschen schuldet''. Carl Heymanns Verlag, Köln/Berlin/Bonn/München, Sonderdruck 2001 * Heribert Prantl: ''Battle Without Borders: The War Against Terror – Infinite Punishment''.

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, Vol. 48 No. 12, 2001, p. 10. * ''Verdächtig – Der starke Staat und die Politik der inneren Unsicherheit.'' Europa Verlag, Hamburg 2002, * Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum ub. ''Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2001 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung.'' Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 2002, * Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum ub. ''Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2002 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung.'' Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2003, * Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum ub. ''Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2003 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung.'' Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2004, * Heribert Prantl, Thomas Vormbaum ub. ''Juristisches Zeitgeschehen 2004 in der Süddeutschen Zeitung.'' Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2005, * Heribert Prantl: ''Kein schöner Land – Die Zerstörung der sozialen Gerechtigkeit.'' Droemer Verlag, München 2005, * Heribert Prantl im Gespräch mit

Hans-Jochen Vogel Hans-Jochen Vogel (3 February 192626 July 2020) was a German lawyer and a politician for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as Mayor of Munich from 1960 to 1972, winning the 1972 Summer Olympics for the city and Governing Mayor of W ...

: ''Politik und Anstand. Warum wir ohne Werte nicht leben können.'' Herder Verlag, Freiburg/Basel/Wien 2005, * Heribert Prantl, Nina von Hardenberg ub. ''Schwarz Rot Grau. Altern in Deutschland.'' München 2008, * ''Der Terrorist als Gesetzgeber. Wie man mit Angst Politik macht.'' Droemer/Knaur 2008, * Heribert Prantl, Robert Probst: ''Einigkeit und Recht und Wohlstand: Wie Deutschland wurde, was es ist. 60 Jahre Bundesrepublik'' Süddeutsche Zeitung/Bibliothek; Juli 2009, * Heribert Prantl:''Der Zorn Gottes – Denkanstöße zu den Feiertagen.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2011, * Heribert Prantl:''Wir sind viele: Eine Anklage gegen den Finanzkapitalismus.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2011, * Heribert Prantl:''Alt.Amen.Anfang. – Neue Denkanstöße.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2013, * Heribert Prantl:''Glanz und Elend der Grundrechte. Zwölf Sterne für das Grundgesetz.'' Droemer, München 2014, * Heribert Prantl:''Im Namen der Menschlichkeit – Rettet die Flüchtlinge.'' Ullstein, Berlin 2015, * Heribert Prantl: ''Trotz alledem! Europa muss man einfach lieben.'' Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin 2016, * Heribert Prantl:''Was ein einzelner vermag. Politische Zeitgeschichten.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2016, * Heribert Prantl:''Gebrauchsanweisung für Populisten. Wie man dem neuen Extremismus das Wasser abgräbt.'' Ecowin, Salzburg 2017, * Heribert Prantl:''Die Kraft der Hoffnung. Denkanstöße in schwierigen Zeiten.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2017, * Heribert Prantl:''Eigentum verpflichtet. Das unerfüllte Grundgesetz.'' Süddeutsche Zeitung Edition, München 2019, * Heribert Prantl:''Not und Gebot. Grundrechte in Quarantäne.'' C. H. Beck, München 2021,

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