Court ruling - University must not discredit scientist
Following a canceled lecture on the definition and number of biological genders, Berlin's Humboldt University was not allowed to publicly disparage one of its own scientists. This was decided by the administrative court at the request of the biology doctoral student. The university had canceled a public lecture by the woman on the biology of the two sexes in 2022 due to protests by left-wing activists and fears of escalation.
The university explained that the opinions expressed by the biologist in a "Welt" article on public broadcasting and the transgender controversy"are not in line with the mission statement of the HU and the values it represents". This statement has now been provisionally prohibited.
The court explained that the woman had, according to her own statements, been the target of massive hostility as a result. The court ruled that the university's statement was likely to disparage the woman's reputation and was not justified as an infringement of her personal rights. The statement could be interpreted as if the doctoral candidate's entire opinion was not in line with the university's mission statement, which stands for respect and against discrimination.
"On an objective interpretation of the press release, this value judgment lacks a viable factual basis," the court stated. It was not clear which opinions of the woman and which values of the university were specifically at issue.
The title of the woman's lecture was: "Sex is not bad: sex, gender and why there are two sexes in biology ". The university wrote at the time that there were "no arguments from a scientific point of view" against the lecture on questions of biological sex. It was therefore rescheduled.
The media portal Nius first reported on this. The decision is not legally binding.
Nius report Statement by the plaintiff's lawyer
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- Despite the administrative court's ruling against publicly disparaging the biologist, the woman still faced substantial hostility as a result of her lectures and opinions on transgender issues in the field of biology.
- The canceled lecture at Humboldt University, titled "Sex is not bad: sex, gender and why there are two sexes in biology", was later rescheduled due to the university acknowledging the lack of scientific arguments against it.
- The administrative court judged that the university's statement, implying that the woman's opinions were not in line with its mission statement, lacked a viable factual basis and could be perceived as discriminatory against the woman's views.
- The Berlin-based Humboldt University had initially justified cancelling the woman's lecture due to left-wing protests and fears of escalation, but the administrative court concluded that the university's action violated the biologist's personal rights.
- Transgender issues became a contentious topic when the woman gave a lecture on the definition and number of biological genders at Humboldt University, leading to dissent and protests among certain groups, ultimately leading to the court ruling.
Source: www.stern.de
