Upendra Baxi

In The Times of India.

Upendra Baxi's article, "Non-Criminal Lunatics in Prisons – Twilight of Human Rights in India", critiques the Indian legal and administrative system for its inhumane treatment of individuals with mental illness who are incarcerated in prisons despite not having committed any crime. He argues that this practice represents a severe violation of their fundamental human rights. Published in Crime and Society.

A powerful critique of the 2002 Gujarat violence, Baxi analyzes what he terms "holocaustian politics"—state-orchestrated communal violence that systematically subordinates minorities, establishes collective guilt, and transforms governance into a mechanism for majoritarian dominance and minority persecution through organized pogrom. Published in Journal of the Indian Law Institute Vol 47, No. 1, pg 3-6.

The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.

Upendra Baxi's working paper, "Notes towards a Socially Relevant Legal Education," is a seminal essay from the mid-1970s that critically examines the state of legal education in India and proposes comprehensive reforms to make it more responsive to societal needs and challenges. It served as a consolidated report for the University Grants Commission (UGC) workshops on modernizing legal education. Journal of the Bar Council of India, Vol 5, No. 1-3. pg 1-33 [offprint].

Upendra Baxi's working paper, "Notes Towards Socially Relevant Legal Education" (1975-1977), is a foundational critique of the existing Indian legal education system and a call for its radical reform to meet the actual needs of society. Published in the Journal of the Bar Council of India 51. pg 23-55

Nurturing Smart Teachers - Constitution of India' (Parts 1 & 2): Educational lectures aimed at training teachers on constitutional law and pedagogy. Baxi discusses effective methods for teaching constitutional principles, the importance of constitutional literacy, engaging students with constitutional values, and developing critical thinking about constitutional texts, practices, and theories in Indian legal education. Published by Lex Consilium Foundation

Nurturing Smart Teachers - Constitution of India' (Parts 1 & 2): Educational lectures aimed at training teachers on constitutional law and pedagogy. Baxi discusses effective methods for teaching constitutional principles, the importance of constitutional literacy, engaging students with constitutional values, and developing critical thinking about constitutional texts, practices, and theories in Indian legal education. Published by Lex Consilium Foundation

Written for an international audience, this piece examines the rule of law in India. Baxi reflects on constitutional commitments, institutional practice, and social inequality, emphasizing the gap between formal legality and lived legal experience. Published in the Revista Internacional de Direitos Humanos Vol. 4 No. 6.

Address to the 11th Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association Triennial Conference, Cape Town.