A Non-Aspirational Justice: Review of Hydrojustice
The article is a critical review of Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos's book 'Hydrojustice,' which uses the concept of water as a lens to critique traditional, top-down legal justice and propose a more fluid, collective, and embodied alternative. The review frames this analysis through the recent erasure of a Banksy graffiti piece on the London Courts of Justice, which depicted a judge violently silencing a protester.
This matters because it situates an academic text within urgent contemporary political struggles, connecting theoretical arguments about justice to real-world protests against state violence and complicity. The review positions 'Hydrojustice' as a vital intervention that moves beyond abstract ideals to imagine a justice rooted in material conditions, solidarity, and the needs of the vulnerable, directly challenging authoritarian legal structures.