Justitia

In the organizer's words:

What do you think of when you hear words like court, justice and jurisdiction? An authority with complicated procedures, lots of paragraphs and legal jargon? True crime, murder and manslaughter? Or the agreements on which our social coexistence is based?

Whether as witness, plaintiff or defendant - we could all suddenly find ourselves on trial. Courtroom dramas, media reports and TV series give many people an idea of what to expect in court, and yet we encounter codes, language and bureaucratic procedures that are unfamiliar to most people in everyday life. And, of course, the experts of the judiciary, judges, lawyers, but also court clerks or lay assessors, for example. What appears to some as a simple equation of right and wrong before the trial becomes a room for interpretation with an uncertain outcome during the trial. In the production JUSTITIA, professional and private experiences with the court system and the administration of justice come together, from judges to budding lawyers or a young woman who sued her training company in her early 20s. Together they take a look behind the scenes of the German justice system and negotiate it on stage. What is guilt and can it be erased by a punishment? What do citizens expect from the legal system? Who dispenses justice? And is justice really just?