Upendra Baxi
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Found in 701 Collections and/or Records:
“Times of Stress & Distress”, 20 March 2021
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-159
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Baxi explores the "jurisprudence of distress" during the pandemic and periods of political instability. He argues that times of "stress" test the "elasticity of the Constitution." The article critiques the "normalisation of emergency powers" and the suspension of "due process." Baxi highlights the "moral distress" of the legal profession and the judiciary when faced with mass suffering. He calls for a "compassionate constitutionalism" that prioritizes the "emergency of the poor" over the...
Dates:
Publication: 20 March 2021
Timeworn laws, 12 April 1980
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Identifier: UB-005-01-09-38
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: 12 April 1980
TLSI Distinguished Lecture: Professor Upendra Baxi - YouTube, 2015
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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-19
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Published by The Dickson Pool School of Law
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2015
“To Be a ‘Constant Irritant’ to Untrammelled Power Is the Very Essence of Judicial Duty”, 16 September 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-142
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In The Indian Express.
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Publication: 16 September 2020
“To Be or Not To Be”, 5 September 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-140
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In this philosophical and legal analysis, Baxi explores the "to be or not to be" of the death penalty. He critiques the "rarest of rare" doctrine, arguing that it remains subjective and inconsistently applied. The article highlights the "agonizing delays" on death row as a form of "double punishment" and torture. Baxi, a known abolitionist, argues that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the "right to life" and human dignity. He calls for the judiciary to move toward a more...
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Publication: 5 September 2020
“Toll Plazas And Judges: For Whom The Bell Tolls?”, 9 September 2018
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Identifier: UB-005-01-06-85
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Baxi examines the intersection of judicial privilege and public law through the lens of toll exemptions for judges. He uses this seemingly minor issue to discuss the broader "culture of exception" and the "rule of law." The article questions whether such exemptions create a distance between the judiciary and the common citizen’s lived reality. Baxi argues that judges must be seen as "servants of the law" rather than a "privileged caste." The piece suggests that judicial dignity is better...
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Publication: 9 September 2018
Too Many, or Too Few, Human Rights, 2001
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-91
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Published in the Human Rights Law Review, Vol. 1 No. 1, Pg 1-10.
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Publication: 2001
‘Too Old to Laugh and Cry· Some Remarks on The State of Legal Education in India’ Ranbir Singh and T. S. Mann (eds), Reforms in Legal Education and Research, 2020
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Identifier: UB-005-01-02-82
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Baxi critically reflects on legal education in India. The essay examines institutional stagnation, reform efforts, and pedagogical challenges, emphasizing the consequences for professional ethics, access to justice, and legal scholarship. Published by Mohan Law House, Delhi.
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Publication: 2020
Top Jurist Upendra Baxi And Fmr Law Secretary PK Malhotra Speak On Collegium Standoff | EXCLUSIVE - YouTube, 2018
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Identifier: UB-005-01-08-36
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Published by Republic World
Dates:
2018
“Touch it Not, If You Are Not a Historian” Toward a New Historiography of Colonial Indian Law: Recrafting Clio, 2018
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Identifier: UB-005-01-01-143
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Published in the Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Vol. 38 no. 3,Pg 375-384.
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Publication: 2018
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- Law and Society 308
- Rape Law 52
- Human Rights Law 42
- Law and society 31
- Law 26
- Constitutional Law 24
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- International Law 12
- Justice 8
- Environmental Law 7
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy 6
- Judiciary 6
- Jurisprudence 6
- Mathura Rape Case 6
- Copyright Law 4
- Constitution Law 3
- Crime 3
- Judgement 3
- Obituary 3
- environmental law 3
- AI and Law 2
- Defamation Bill 2
- Rule of Law 2
- Administrative Law 1
- American Conflicts Law 1
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- Charles sobhraj 1
- Civil Law 1
- Civil Rights 1
- Comparative Law 1
- Contract Law 1
- Contracts Law 1
- Election 1
- Family Law 1
- Genocide 1
- Intellectual law 1
- Interview 1
- Judiaciary 1
- Judical Law 1
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- LAW 1
- Law and Judiciary 1
- Law and Theory 1
- Legal Theory 1
- Legal delays 1
- Maritime Law 1
- Money Bills 1
- News 1
- Police Bill 1
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