This talk is based on a forthcoming book that tells the twenty-year socio-legal story of human rights-based climate (HRC) litigation. Based on an original database of the totality of HRC lawsuits around the world as well as interviews with leading actors and participant observation in the field, it explains the rise and global diffusion of HRC litigation as a form of climate governance. The book combines insights from global governance, international law, climate policy, human rights, and legal mobilization theory in order to offer a sociolegal account of the actors, strategies, and norms that have emerged at the intersection of human rights and climate governance. By proposing a broad understanding of the impacts of legal mobilization that includes direct and indirect, material and symbolic effects, it documents the contributions and shortcomings of human rights litigation in addressing the climate emergency.

This event is co-hosted by Melbourne Climate Futures, the Institute for International Law and the Humanities, the Melbourne Law School Human Rights Program and the Melbourne Centre for Law and the Environment.

Hansel and Gretel for Schools and Families

Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck

Stage Direction by Jane Davidson

For school group bookings, please contact fineartsmusic-festivals@unimelb.edu.au.

Presented by Master of Music (Opera Performance), Master of Production (Stage) and students of The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this production will deliver a schools-focused, shortened performance of Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 opera, Hänsel und Gretel, performed in English.

Enjoy the magical music of this fairytale in a dynamic and colourful production suited for children aged 8-14 years.

Credits:
Master of Music (Opera Performance), Master of Production Design (Stage) Students and students in The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Content Note:

Run time: This performance runs for 1 hour 15 minutes with no interval.

Keen for more? Enquire now about pre-show workshops delivered at your school with our Master of Music (Opera Performance) students fineartsmusic-festivals@unimelb.edu.au.

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ACCESSIBILITY

Union Theatre on Level 2 of the Arts & Cultural Building is wheelchair accessible via the Ground and 1st Floor lift. To read more about access services available at Union Theatre, please visit: https://students.unimelb.edu.au/student-life/campuses-and-facilities/arts-and-cultural-building