Day 3: On Planetary Justice

Climate justice draws attention to the unequal distribution of responsibility and consequences of the climate crisis. Law is increasingly being used as an instrument in this context: in climate and environmental lawsuits, people demand from governments and companies to protect their livelihoods. The idea of “rights of nature” also calls for ecosystems such as rivers and forests to be recognized as legal entities. But can climate justice be enforced through legal action? And how does a man-made legal system relate to ecological systems? HAU Hebbel am Ufer invites international legal experts, environmental activists, artists and climate plaintiffs to a four-day, multi-layered focus on climate justice from a legal perspective.

In her ritualistic performance “Tapajós,” Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha reveals evidence of the mercury-contaminated river landscape and its inhabitants in the Amazon region. Lecture performances by Maria Cecilia Oliviera and Michał Zadara, as well as music by Perera Elsewhere, combine discursive and aesthetic levels and create new visions for the future – between law and justice.


Programm Day 3:

People’s Court for Climate Trials:
A Public Hearing
Sat 29.11.2025, 12:00 / HAU1

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha
Tapajós
Sat 29.11.2025, 19:00 / HAU3

Perera Elsewhere
Konzert
Sat 29.11.2025, 20:30 / HAU1

Tickets for all the days are available here: On Planetary Justice