Upendra Baxi
Found in 701 Collections and/or Records:
“How Not To Pursue Law Reform”, 22 June 2023
“How Not to Recall an Icon”, 18 April 2015
In The Indian Express.
How Sobhraj became a Champion of Prisoner’s Rights, 1986
Collegium for Judicial Posts: An Investment in Democracy (Times of India, August 5, 1986): Baxi argues for establishing a collegium system for judicial appointments as a democratic investment. He advocates for judicial autonomy in selecting judges, protecting the appointment process from political interference, and ensuring merit-based selection to strengthen judicial independence and institutional integrity. In The Telegraph
How to Avoid the Massacre of Ancestors: Tracing Gyan Swaroop Sharma’s Many Splendoured Contributions to the Future of Indian Jurisprudence, 2002
This essay reflects on the intellectual contributions of Gyan Swaroop Sharma. Baxi situates Sharma’s work within evolving traditions of Indian jurisprudence, emphasizing continuity, critique, and the responsibility of scholars to engage critically with inherited legal ideas. Published by G.S. Sharma Memorial Lecture, National Law School University, Jodhpur: December 14-15.
“How to Govern Dissent”, 27 February 2016
In The Indian Express.
Human rights as human flourishings: From Julius Stone to Amartya Sen and beyond, 2001
Baxi traces conceptual shifts in human rights thinking from legal theory to capabilities-based apgroaches. He reflects on rights as conditions for human flourishing, engaging with philosophical debates while emphasizing the ethical dimensions of rights beyond formal entitlements. Published by The Julius Stone Address, The University of Sydney Law School.
‘Human Rights: Between Suffering and Market’, in Robin Cohen and Shirin Rai (eds), Global Social Movements, 1999
Published by Altheone, London, pg 32–45.
Human Rights Education: The Promise of the Third Millennium? Organizing Committee of the People’s Decade of Human Rights Education, 1994
This work explores human rights education at the turn of the millennium. Baxi examines its aspirations, institutional settings, and pedagogical challenges, questioning whether education can meaningfully translate human rights ideals into social practice amid global inequality. Published by Organizing Committee of the People’s Decade of Human Rights Education 526 West 111th Street Suite 4E New York NY 10025.
Human Rights Education: The Promise of the Twenty-First Century?’ in George Andreopoulos and Richard Pierre Claude (eds), Human Rights Education, 1997
Baxi revisits human rights education in the context of the twenty-first century. He reflects on its transformative aspirations, institutional constraints, and global reach, emphasizing the gap between educational promise and socio-political realities. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, pg 142–54
Human Rights in a Post-Human World: Critical Essays, 2007
Published by Oxford University Press, Delhi.
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