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.

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努力实现“美好生活”：印度的环境诉讼可以告诉我们关于南半球气候诉讼的什么


印度最高法院在 Vedanta Ltd v.泰米尔纳德邦等法院确认关闭 Vedanta 位于印度南部 Tuticorin 的铜冶炼厂，结束了漫长而有争议的诉讼链。该工厂的动荡历史和随之而来的诉讼反映了经济发展、环境和社会破坏、人类福祉和企业责任之间的争论，这通常是南半球环境诉讼的特点。本文分析了印度最高法院依赖既定的宪法权利原则和既定的环境判例的重要性，并强调了这一司法声明对南半球气候诉讼的相关性。