Upendra Baxi
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Found in 701 Collections and/or Records:
Adieu Fali my friend, 22 February 2024
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-218
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In Indian Express.
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Publication: 22 February 2024
“Adieu Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Let Justice Always Triumph”, 26 September 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-144
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This obituary for Justice RBG reflects on her global impact as a "crusader for gender equality." Baxi highlights her "jurisprudence of dissent," where she spoke truth to power when the majority court turned regressive. He describes her as a "sentinel on the qui vive" for civil liberties. The article emphasizes that Ginsburg’s legacy belongs to all democracies, including India, as her work influenced the global understanding of "equal protection of the laws." Baxi calls for judges to emulate...
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Publication: 26 September 2020
Adieu, Satyaranjan Sathe, 2006
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-110
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Obituary Published in the Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 41 No. 31, pg 3356-358.
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Publication: 2006
“Adieu Soli!”, 8 May 2021
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-163
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This tribute honors the legacy of the late Soli Sorabjee, a titan of Indian constitutional law. Baxi reflects on Sorabjee’s role as a "defender of the faith" regarding the Constitution, particularly during the Emergency. He highlights Sorabjee’s mastery of human rights law and his passion for jazz, which mirrored his improvisational yet structured legal mind. The piece emphasizes his commitment to the freedom of the press and the rights of minorities. For Baxi, Sorabjee wasn't just a lawyer...
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Publication: 8 May 2021
Adulterated Justice, 22 August 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-139
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Baxi critiques the dilution of legal principles and the "adulteration" of the judicial process through delays, corruption, and political influence. He argues that when justice is "adulterated," the law loses its moral authority and becomes a tool of the powerful. The piece focuses on the "procedural violence" inflicted on litigants who spend decades waiting for a verdict. Baxi calls for a "purification" of the legal order through transparency and accountability. He emphasizes that "purity of...
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Publication: 22 August 2020
Afterword: The Struggle for Sans-Papier Human Rights', in Marie Bénédicte Dembour and Tobias Kelly (eds.), Are Human Rights for Migrants? Critical Reflections on the Status of Irregular Migrants in Europe and the United States, 2011
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-53
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Published by Routledge. New York pg, 222-232.
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Publication: 2011
AIWC plea to intervene in mathura case, 16 April 1980
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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-40
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.
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Publication: 16 April 1980
Allepey Turmeric Fingers and Arbitral Awards : Spices in the Conflict of Laws, 1968
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-07
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Upendra Baxi's article, "Alleppey Turmeric Fingers and Arbitral Awards: Spices in the Conflict of Laws," uses a real-life commercial dispute over Alleppey turmeric in the 1950s-60s to critique how Indian courts applied international private law (Conflict of Laws), highlighting No. s like jurisdiction, choice of law, and arbitration enforcement, showing how a simple spice deal exposed deep tensions in India's legal approach to global commerce and sovereignty. It's a classic legal analysis,...
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Publication: 1968
Ameliorating human futures through postdevelopment?' in Adelman, S., & Paliwala, A. (eds), The Limits of Law and Development: Neoliberalism, Governance and Social Justice (1st ed.), 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-80
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Published by Routledge, pg 38-53.
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Publication: 2020
Amidst politicians’ new reverence for Constitution one thing to remember, 7 July 2024
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-223
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The article analyses a landmark April 2024 Supreme Court judgment that powerfully advances India’s environmental constitutionalism. The Court reaffirmed the environmental rule of law, sustainable development, and a shift from anthropocentric to biocentric governance, condemning state officials for abdicating their duty to protect forests. Drawing on constitutional provisions, past precedents, and global ecological wisdom, the judgment frames forests as integral to life, equity, and...
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Publication: 7 July 2024
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