Climate Activism of the Last Generation – On the Legality and Legitimacy of a Political Practice – Panel Discussion on October 19

The last generation is the subject of controversial social debate. On the one hand, the forms of protest and the group itself are exposed to criminal prosecution; on the other hand, civil disobedience as a political practice is ascribed a significant role in the socio-ecological transformation of society. In any case, the actions of the Last Generation raise very fundamental questions about the effectiveness and legitimacy of political protest, which cannot be resolved solely in and with the dogmatics of criminal law.

On October 19 at 6 p.m., Prof. Dr. Thomas Fischer (former presiding judge at the Federal Supreme Court), Prof. Dr. Katrin Höffler (University of Leipzig), Dr. Daria Bayer (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) and Dr. Jens Marquardt (Technical University Darmstadt) will discuss the legality and legitimacy of this political practice under the moderation of Prof. Dr. Doris Schweitzer (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main) in the Hörsaalzentrum, HZ 1 on the Westend campus of Goethe University on the legality and legitimacy of this political practice.
The panel discussion also marks the start of the two lecture series “Klima vor Gericht/Climate Contested” and “Klimakrise und Strafrecht”.

Further information on the panel discussion: Here…
Further information on the lecture series “Climate in Court/Climate Contested”: Here…
Further information on the lecture series “Climate Crisis and Criminal Law”: Here…