nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220912-230440-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220912s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220912-230440-0 doi eng 342 23 du Toit, Louise Author aut (orcid)0000-0003-4186-5812 A Seismic Shift - Why the Shell case is a victory for social and ecological justice in South Africa du Toit, Louise Verfassungsblog 2022-09-12 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier On 1 September 2022, the Eastern Cape High Court handed down its eagerly anticipated judgment in the case of Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others (the Shell case). The judgment had the effect of setting aside an exploration right that would have enabled Shell to conduct seismic surveys off South Africa’s coastline, in its search for oil and gas reserves. The judgment has been hailed by social and environmental justice activists alike. Although the case was decided more narrowly on administrative law principles, I argue that the judgment holds greater significance in that it highlights the importance of civil society activism and the crucial role of the judiciary in upholding constitutionally protected social and environmental rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 climate litigation environmental law indigenous peoples Procedural Justice Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/a-seismic-shift/ raw object