Striving Towards ‘The Good Life’: What Environmental Litigation in India Can Tell Us About Climate Litigation in the Global South

The Supreme Court of India's judgment in Vedanta Ltd v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others, affirming the closure of Vedanta's copper smelting plant in Tuticorin in southern India, concludes a long and contentious chain of litigation. The plant's troubled history and the ensuing litigatio...

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Published inTransnational environmental law Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 636 - 651
Main Author Kumar, Parul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2024
Subjects
Actions and defenses
Case Comment
Climatic changes
Economic development
Environmental aspects
Environmental law
Human rights
INDIA
Global south
Human rights
Climate litigation
Environmental litigation
Industrial emissions
India
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Summary:The Supreme Court of India's judgment in Vedanta Ltd v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others, affirming the closure of Vedanta's copper smelting plant in Tuticorin in southern India, concludes a long and contentious chain of litigation. The plant's troubled history and the ensuing litigation reflect contestations between economic development, environmental and social devastation, human well-being, and corporate responsibility, which are often characteristic of environmental litigation in the global south. This article analyzes the significance of the Indian Supreme Court's reliance on established constitutional rights principles as well as settled environmental jurisprudence, and highlights the relevance of this judicial pronouncement for climate litigation in the global south.
Bibliography:TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, Vol. 13, No. 3, Nov 2024, 636-651
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:2047-1025
2047-1033
DOI:10.1017/S2047102524000360