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Upendra Baxi

 Person

Found in 701 Collections and/or Records:

Operation Enduring Freedom: Towards a New International Law and Order?, 2001

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-94
Abstract

Published in the Law, Social Justice & Global Development Journal, 2001 (2).

Dates: Publication: 2001

‘“Ordering” constitutional transfers: a view from India’ in Günter Frankenberg (ed), Order from Transfer, 2013

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-60
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Baxi examines constitutional borrowing and transfer from an Indian perspective. The essay reflects on translation, adaptation, and power, questioning assumptions that constitutional ideas move seamlessly across legal and political contexts. Published in Elgar Online, pg 189–208.

Dates: Publication: 2013

Other media

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

Dates: 1965 - 2026

“Overruled Judgments: Not Misfortune But Injustice”, 19 October 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-117
Abstract Baxi analyzes the "retrospective" effect of overruling past judgments. He argues that when a "good law" is suddenly declared "bad law," it can lead to "injustice" for those who acted in reliance on the previous ruling. The synopsis highlights Baxi’s discussion on "prospective overruling," a doctrine that protects past transactions. He warns against "jurisprudential instability," arguing that while the law must evolve, it must not become "unpredictable." For Baxi, the judiciary’s power to...
Dates: Publication: 19 October 2019

Padma Shri Awardee Prof. Upendra Baxi on Grundnorm - YouTube, 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-46
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Padma Shri Awardee Prof. Upendra Baxi on Grundnorm': Baxi discusses Hans Kelsen's concept of the Grundnorm (basic norm) and its relevance to Indian constitutional theory. He likely explores the relationship between Kelsenian legal positivism and India's basic structure doctrine, examining theoretical foundations of constitutional validity, hierarchy of norms, and jurisprudential debates about constitutional supremacy. Published by ASAP Law

Dates: 2019

Padmashri Upendra Baxi speaks about CCS's "Repeal of Laws" project. - YouTube, 2019

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-50
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Padmashri Upendra Baxi speaks about CCS's "Repeal of Laws" project': Commentary on the Centre for Civil Society's initiative to identify and repeal obsolete, redundant, or oppressive laws. Baxi likely discusses legislative reform, the importance of legal housekeeping, colonial legacies in Indian statute books, and how outdated laws burden citizens and the legal system. Published by Centre for Civil Society

Dates: 2019

Panchayat Justice: An Indian Experiment in Legal Access, 1979

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-30
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Upendra Baxi's work, titled "Panchayat Justice: An Indian Experiment in Legal Access," is an influential analysis of India's large-scale initiative to provide accessible justice to millions of villagers through the establishment of statutory village courts, or Nyaya Panchayats.

Dates: Publication: 1979