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Upendra Baxi

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“Some Jurisprudential Takeaways?”, 8 October 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-178
Abstract Baxi critiques the Supreme Court’s judgment that allowed the Central Vista project to proceed despite environmental and heritage concerns. He argues that the Court adopted a "hands-off" approach that undervalued the "public trust doctrine" and the principle of "participatory democracy." While the government may have followed the "letter of the law," Baxi suggests the "spirit of the law" required more robust public consultation for a project of such national importance. He warns that judicial...
Dates: Publication: 8 October 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

Some Newly Emergent Geographies of Injustice: Boundaries and Borders in International Law, 2016

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-136
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Published in the Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Vol. 23 no. 1,Pg 15-37.

Dates: Publication: 2016
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Some Reflection on Justice D.M. Dharamdhiari’s Human Values and Human Rights, 2017

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-139
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This reflective piece engages with Justice Dharmadhikari’s work on values and rights. Baxi examines judicial ethics, moral reasoning, and constitutional responsibility within Indian jurisprudence. Published in the NHRC Journal, Volume 16 pg 131-141.

Dates: Publication: 2017
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

Some Reflections on the Nature of Constituent Power' in Dhawan, R. and Jacob, A. (Eds.), Indian Constitution – Trends and Issues, 1978

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-01
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Published by the Indian Law Institute. pg 122-143

Dates: Publication: 1978
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

““Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark”—Delays in Judicial Elevation”, 6 February 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-154
Abstract Addressing the "unconscionable delays" in the elevation of judges to the High Courts and Supreme Court, Baxi critiques the executive’s "pocket veto." He argues that withholding names cleared by the Collegium is an "act of institutional sabotage." The article describes the "vacancy crisis" as a "self-inflicted wound" on the judiciary. Baxi posits that "justice delayed in appointment" leads to "justice denied in adjudication." He calls for a "time-bound process" for appointments, asserting...
Dates: Publication: 6 February 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

‘Sources in the Anti-Formalist Tradition: ‘That Monster Custom, Who Doth All Sense Doth Eat’’, in Samantha Besson, and Jean d’Aspremont (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the Sources of International Law, 2018

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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-69
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This essay examines anti-formalist apgroaches to legal sources. Baxi reflects on custom, practice, and lived legality, questioning rigid source theories and emphasizing how power and social practice shape what counts as law in international and domestic contexts. Published by online edn, Oxford Academic.

Dates: Publication: 2018
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Book Chapters

Special Address - The Politics of Interpretation in Law and Literature: Towards Poethics - YouTube, 2021

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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-58
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Special Address - The Politics of Interpretation in Law and Literature: Towards Poethics': Explores intersections of law and literature, interpretive practices in both fields, ethical dimensions of interpretation ("poethics"), and how literary theory informs legal hermeneutics, examining narrative, rhetoric, and meaning-making. Published by Nirma University

Dates: 2021
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Other media

Standing Up for the Voter, 11 March 2024

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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-219
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In Indian Express.

Dates: Publication: 11 March 2024
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Newspaper Articles

State of Gujarat vs. Shantilal: A Requiem for “Just Compensation”?, 1969

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-10
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Published in 9 Jaipur L.J. pg 29-97

Dates: Publication: 1969
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

State, Seth and Shiksha: The Saga of Sattema, 17 April 1985

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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-49
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Publication: Mainstream

Dates: Publication: 17 April 1985
Found in: NLS Law and Society Archives / Upendra Baxi Collection / Bibliography / Published Academic Articles

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