Upendra Baxi
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“The Defamation Bill: A Gateway to Censorship?”, 3 September 1988
The Defamation Bill: A Gateway to Censorship? (Times of India, September 3, 1987): Baxi critically analyzes proposed defamation legislation as a potential instrument for censoring free speech and press freedom. He examines how defamation laws can be misused to stifle dissent, critique government, and undermine democratic discourse under the guise of protecting reputations. In The Times of India.
The Development of the Right to Development,' in Janusz Symonides (ed. Human Rights: New Dimensions and Challenges, 1998
This work examines the emergence of the right to development within international human rights discourse. Baxi reflects on its conceptual foundations, political contestation, and normative significance, situating development within debates on equity, sovereignty, and global justice. Published by UNESCO, Dartmouth Ashgate and Paris, pg 99-116.
‘The Development of the Right to Development’ in Janusz Symonides (ed), Human Rights: New Dimensions and Challenges (Reprint), 2020
Published by Routledge, pg 99-116.
“The Disinformation Detox”, 9 June 2021
In The Indian Express.
“The Diverse Colours of Federallism, 9 February 2019
The Dreaming, Never to be Lost: A Critique of the Gove Land Rights Decision, 2020
This work critiques the Gove land rights decision by examining indigenous dispossession and legal recognition. Baxi reflects on colonial legality, property, and cultural survival, emphasizing the limits of judicial acknowledgment within settler legal frameworks. Published in the 1 JLHR pg 24-76.
The Dust of Empire’: The Dialectic of Self-Determination and Re-colonisation in the First Phase of the Cold War. In M. Craven, S. Pahuja, & G. Simpson (eds.), International Law and the Cold War, 2019
Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge pg 397-413.
“The Endless Struggle: Bhopal Settlement Violated in the Labyrinth of Law”, 12 December 2021
The Enigma of the Basic Structure the Need for a Slow Reading of Judicial I By Prof. Upendra Baxi - YouTube, 2023
The Enigma of the Basic Structure: the Need for a Slow Reading of Judicial' Decisions: Baxi advocates for careful, deliberate interpretation of landmark constitutional judgments, particularly Kesavananda Bharati. He emphasizes distinguishing between "basic structure" and "essential features," understanding judicial reasoning's nuances, avoiding simplistic readings, and recognizing the doctr ine's complexity and evolutionary nature. Published by NALSAR University of Law
The Executive Must Explain, 18 July 2020
In The Indian Express.
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