Cite as:
Natascia Tosel and Mariano Croco, ‘The Politics of Judicial Rights Protection’, talk presented at the symposium Recognition, ICI Berlin, 23–24 May 2024, video recording, mp4, 40:04 <https://doi.org/10.25620/e240523_5>
Talk
23 – 24 May 2024
23 – 24 May 2024
The Politics of Judicial Rights Protection
By Natascia Tosel
Mariano Croco
Mariano Croco
Video in English
Format: mp4Length: 00:40:04
First published on: https://www.ici-berlin.org/events/recognition/
Rights: © ICI Berlin
Part of the Symposium
Recognition
Constitution as a viable social subject is dependent on being recognized by others as such, whether that recognition takes the form of an ethical gesture, a political objective, or a legal instrument. The desire for recognition is therefore often assumed to be universal. For many activists and theorists, recognition of rights and identities has been at the heart of social justice movements, particularly since the 1980s. This is reflected, for example, in the ‘gay rights’ slogan, ‘recognize our relationships’. Yet, appeals to recognize what certain groups have in common tend to be made at the expense of more widely expanding the range of lives that might be acknowledged as possible and worthy of protection. Moreover, the identificatory categories through which rights claims can be made often fail to map onto the actual lived experiences of those they purport to describe, suggesting that becoming socially legible as part of a group can come at the expense of true recognition as an individual. In such ways and more, the demand for recognition is inherently intertwined with a dimension of conflict and often manifests as a struggle. This symposium aims to develop critical approaches to the concept of recognition, exploring the potential gains and losses when historically marginalized groups attain social, political, or legal legibility.
Venue
ICI Berlin(Click for further documentation)
With
Carson Cole ArthurAlaa Badr
Berkant Caglar
B Camminga
Alvise Capria
Mariano Croce
Lisa Deml
Darja Dočekalová
Levi C. R. Hord
Anat Kraslavsky
MELT
Ren Loren Britton
Iz Paehr
Philippa Mullins
Stella Nyanzi
Arantxa Ortiz
Ruth Ramsden-Karelse
Natascia Tosel
VAMKY Collective
Simo Kupiainen
Melina Morr de Pérez
Lilja Walliser
Organized by
B CammingaRuth Ramsden-Karelse
Natascia Tosel